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Object Number 34-91-50/663
Display Title Snuff horn on leather thong
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn container, with hide coverings at either end, leather strap, broken,
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tereki
  • Maragoli
  • Hamite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Horn, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 x 5.9 x 5.9 cm (7 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/663

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