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Object Number
35-50-50/1365
Display Title
Pair of lion skin strip and cowrie shell bracelets - part of medicine+
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of lion skin strip and cowrie shell bracelets - part of medicine+
Inventory Description
Ornaments, long thin coiled strips of skin w/ fur attached, cowrie shells down l
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Wanyamwezi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
Tanganyika
Materials
Skin, Fur, Cowrie
Dimensions
Overall: 14.7 x 15.3 x 5.3 cm (5 13/16 x 6 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
35-50-50/1365
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