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Object Number 11-52-50/83783
Display Title Animal figures
Descriptions
Object Description Animal figure made from the interior of cow's stomach
Inventory Description Figurine, cow of modeled stomach, spiked ext., horns, rd/brn, hole at head
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa / <State> / <County> / Pondo
Additional Geographic Terms Natal, near
Dimensions Overall: 15.2 x 11.8 x 6.3 cm (6 x 4 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 11-52-50/83783
Provenance
Donor Mrs. E. M. Cram (1911)

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