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Object Number
29-75-50/H898
Display Title
Wooden gun powder box
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden flask, oval with tapered neck, carved lid, cotton string.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Flask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 14.8 x 3.8 x 4.2 cm (5 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
H898
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1927)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1927-1929)
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| |
|
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