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Object Number
37-77-50/2923
Display Title
Tortoise shell of medicine
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Turtle shell container, twisted cotton cord handle, unknown material inside.
Classification
- Medicine bundle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Ganta, vicinity of
Materials
Cotton, Turtle shell
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 11.5 x 4.3 cm (5 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2923
Provenance
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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