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Protective charm on hair cord - part of medicine man's equipment
Media Restricted
Object Number 35-50-50/1381
Display Title Protective charm on hair cord - part of medicine man's equipment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, braided hair (human?), small netted fiber bundle sewn on, tied w/ stri
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wanyamwezi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Tanganyika
Dimensions Overall: 33.2 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm (13 1/16 x 7/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-50-50/1381

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