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Charm worn about neck
Object Number 23-33-50/B3553
Display Title Charm worn about neck
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornaments, woven fiber cords, white buttons, shell, and bead decoration
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Vegetable fiber, Plastic, Glass, Cowrie
Dimensions Overall: 39.5 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm (15 9/16 x 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object B-3553
Provenance
Collector William C. Bell (before 1923)

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