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Object Number
22-2-50/B3495
Display Title
Necklace of snail shells
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace of snail shells worn by women after birth of child to blow or sing terms of diersion and scorn at other women who have no children.
Inventory Description
Necklace, fiber cord with shells, seed pods, and gourd tube danglers, broken
Classification
- Necklace
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Beti?
- Beki?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Gourd, Vegetable fiber, Seed pod, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 19.3 x 5.5 x 5.3 cm (7 5/8 x 2 3/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
22-2-50/B3495
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1922 - 1922)
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