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Object Number 49-14-50/8258
Display Title Cloth lucky charm. Inchirise
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Inchirise
Inventory Description Ornament, ring of woven string, 2 holes, hollow but stiff, tied w/ cotton fabric
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 5.3 x 1.6 cm (2 7/8 x 2 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
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