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Object Number
32-49-50/70
Display Title
Very old "father" aggrey beads of unusual types
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Glass beads, colored designs, tubular and round, on string.
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mende
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Ganta
Materials
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 x 1.6 x 1.7 cm (1 5/16 x 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
11
Label on object
L-280
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1932)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1932)
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