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Necklace of snail shells
Necklace of snail shells
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
  • Raw Material
  • Necklace
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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