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Object Number
17-41-50/B1729
Display Title
Long ivory pin
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory pin ends in a flat carved figure-eight head at one end decorated with small dots filled with matte black pigment. The shaft tapers to a point at the opposite end. Peabody Number is painted on object with red and black paint.
Inventory Description
Ornament, ivory pin, figure 8 shape end, punctate pattern, 2 perforations
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Welle Basin
Materials
Ivory, Pigment, Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 14.3 x 3.4 x 0.6 cm (5 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-41-50/B1729
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-41-50/B1726 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
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Congo
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| 17-41-50/B1724 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
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| 17-41-50/B1725 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
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| 17-41-50/B1755 | Long ivory pin? |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1712 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1710 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1711 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1707 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1721 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1719 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1717 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1714 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
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