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Lion skin strip including tail, sewn with claws and shells - part of medicine ma
Lion skin strip including tail, sewn with claws and shells - part of medicine ma
Object Number 35-50-50/1364
Display Title Lion skin strip including tail, sewn with claws and shells - part of medicine ma
Descriptions
Object Description Lion skin strip including tail, sewn with claws and shells - part of +
Inventory Description Ornament, animal fur strip with rectangular perforations, shell and claws
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wanyamwezi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Tanganyika
Materials Animal fur, Shell, Animal claw, Reptile skin, Cotton, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 39 x 30.6 x 8.9 cm (15 3/8 x 12 1/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-50-50/1364

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