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Object Number
39-64-50/3461
Display Title
Leg bone of small animal with greyish clay(?) - in Witch Doctor's basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Leg bone of small animal with greyish clay(?) around center. Part of witch doctor's basket cf. 39-64-50/3459
Inventory Description
Bird long bone with clay wrapped in center
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benguela Highlands
Materials
Clay, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.6 x 1.1 x 1.2 cm (3 3/4 x 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-64-50/3461
Credit Line
Gift of the Rev. Merlin W. Ennis
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