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Curative necklace of thread, wood and other materials and worn for general disea
Curative necklace of thread, wood and other materials and worn for general disea
Object Number 49-14-50/8490
Display Title Curative necklace of thread, wood and other materials and worn for general disea
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kavlile
Object Description Curative necklace of thread, wood and other materials and worn for general disease. Kavlile
Inventory Description Necklace, 4 small wooden beads, two cotton rounds covered with black thread
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nyungwe
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mozambique
Additional Geographic Terms Kasumbadedza; Tete, 5 miles West of
Materials Wood, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 1 x 0.8 cm (9 1/16 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8490

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