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Object Number
35-95-50/1495
Display Title
Original of etched type of pictograph depicting an ostrich
Descriptions
Object Description
Rock engraving
Inventory Description
Carving, ground stone petroglyph, etched ostrich, roughly rectangular
Classification
- Carving
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
/
Bechuanaland
/
<County>
/
Vryburg
Additional Geographic Terms
Bechuanaland
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 38.5 x 25.6 x 9 cm (15 3/16 x 10 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Exchange participant
South African Museum
(10/01/1935-06/15/1936)
Intermediary
Dr. Thomas Barbour
(10/01/1935-06/15/1936)
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