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Object Number
31-22-50/B5040
Display Title
Teeth, beetles, and shell charm
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Charm, hippo teeth, cowrie shell, 2 beetle carapaces, leather cord, glass bead
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Luba-Samba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Belgian Congo
Dimensions
Overall: 10.9 x 4.6 x 4.7 cm (4 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
31-22-50/B5040
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