Figure-like seed(?) with short chain attached, in witch doctor's basket

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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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39-64-50/3490	Wooden figure 1.75" high, in witch doctor's basket 39--64-50/3459.	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3468	Horn with end covered with clay and shells, in Witch Doctor's basket	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3476	Large heart-shaped seed pod, greyish-black, in witch doctor's basket 39-64-50/34	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3486	Male wooden figure with string of small blue and white beads, in witch doctor's	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3477	Large seed pod, dark brown, in witch doctor's basket, 39-64-50/3459	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3488	Wooden figure with disc of shell in top of head - in Witch Doctor's basket	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3507	Piece of palm - belongs to series III of Witch Doctor's outfit for treating wome	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3474	Seed pod in witch doctor's basket, 39-64-50/3459	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3492	Wooden human figures bound together by wire, in witch doctor's basket	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3489	Wooden figure, 2.5" high, in witch doctor's basket 39-64-50/3459.	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3461	Leg bone of small animal with greyish clay(?) - in Witch Doctor's basket	Accessory	Angola
39-64-50/3497	Small squarish cloth bundle covered with clay, in witch doctor's basket 39-64-50	Accessory	Angola

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