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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
Materials
Cotton fabric, String
Dimensions
Overall: 7.3 x 5.3 x 1.6 cm (2 7/8 x 2 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8258
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