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Object Number
39-64-50/3483
Display Title
Small gourd with colored glass beads around neck, in witch doctor's basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Small gourd with colored glass beads around neck, in witch doctor's basket 39-64-50/3459.
Inventory Description
Gourd, multicolored glass beads wrapped at constricted neck, perforated
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benguela Highlands
Materials
Gourd, Glass, Cotton, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 6.2 x 6.2 cm (3 9/16 x 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-64-50/3483
Credit Line
Gift of the Rev. Merlin W. Ennis
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