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Object Number
39-64-50/3504
Display Title
Ceremonial bundle of a shell bird beak and other objects
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceremonial bundle of a shell bird beak and other objects stitched in cotton cloth with rows of chain stitch forming a tight triangular bundle , in witch doctor's basket (cf. 50/3459)
Inventory Description
Bundle, tallon wrapped in cotton, shell and metal decorations
Classification
- Medicine bundle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benguela Highlands
Materials
Cotton fabric, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 5.3 x 4 x 3.1 cm (2 1/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-64-50/3504
Credit Line
Gift of the Rev. Merlin W. Ennis
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