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Figure-like seed(?) with short chain attached, in witch doctor's basket
Figure-like seed(?) with short chain attached, in witch doctor's basket
Object Number 39-64-50/3493
Display Title Figure-like seed(?) with short chain attached, in witch doctor's basket
Descriptions
Object Description Figure-like seed(?) with short chain attached, 1.75" high, in witch doctor's basket 39-64-50/3459.
Inventory Description Molded globular figure with metal chain attached
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benguela Highlands
Materials Clay, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 1.2 x 2.2 cm (1 3/4 x 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-64-50/3493
Credit Line Gift of the Rev. Merlin W. Ennis

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