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Object Number
58-43-50/10289
Display Title
Tortoise shell on leather thong, man's medicine shell (zam) with medicine (/nun)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
zam; /nun
Object Description
Tortoise shell on leather thong, man's medicine shell (zam) with medicine (/nun) a mixture of medicinal woods)
Inventory Description
Pouch, turtle shell, embedded white glass beads, leather strap
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Namibia
Africa / Botswana
Africa / Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, Southwest: Gautsche Pan, vicinity of; Kai Kai, ca. 20 mi W of
Materials
Turtle shell, Glass, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 7.4 x 5.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
58-43-50/10289
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition
(Spring & Summer 1958)
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