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Carved horn
Object Number 30-36-50/B4805
Display Title Carved horn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn ornament, hollow, incised decoration.
Classification
  • Package and Container
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Liberia, Interior
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 11.2 x 3.7 x 4.2 cm (4 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4805
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

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