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Object Number 37-40-50/2091
Display Title String amulet of leather
Descriptions
Inventory Description Leather amulet, stamped/ cutout/ dyed deco, 1 rect./1 cylind., multistrand str
Classification
  • Amulet
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa: Sudan, west
Materials Leather
Dimensions Overall: 103 x 10.4 x 4.8 cm (40 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-40-50/2091

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