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Ceremonial switch made from tail of a gnu, with snake skin and & basketry wrappe
Ceremonial switch made from tail of a gnu, with snake skin and & basketry wrappe
Object Number 39-64-50/3450
Display Title Ceremonial switch made from tail of a gnu, with snake skin and & basketry wrappe
Descriptions
Object Description Ceremonial switch made from tail of a gnu, with snake skin and & basketry wrapped - coiled technique
Inventory Description Switch, long animal hair strands, snake skin/woven fiber handle, cotton cloth
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Special
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benguela Highlands
Materials Animal hair, Snakeskin, Fiber, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 8 x 8.4 cm (27 9/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-64-50/3450

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