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Object Number
39-64-50/3466
Display Title
Hind foot of a mongoose - in Witch Doctor's basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Hind foot of a mongoose (probably a marsh mongoose [atilax], immature) - in Witch Doctor's basket (cf. 50/3459)
Inventory Description
Animal foot, 4 claws, dessicated
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benguela Highlands
Materials
Animal claw
Dimensions
Overall: 4.6 x 1.1 x 1.2 cm (1 13/16 x 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-64-50/3466
Credit Line
Gift of the Rev. Merlin W. Ennis
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