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Object Number 32-49-50/64
Display Title 2 snuff spoons made of small shells
Descriptions
Object Description Snuff spoons made of small shells
Inventory Description Shells, unmodified.
Classification
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mende
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Ganta
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 10.9 x 5.7 x 5.9 cm (4 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 32-49-50/64
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1932)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1932)

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