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Object Number 56-57-50/9857
Display Title 2 toy hoops - tossed and rolled (plaited twigs)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Toys, 2 twisted twig hoops
Classification
  • Pouch
  • Toy
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
  • Gikwe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southwest; Bechuanaland-Kalahari Desert; about 22 degrees S latitude
Materials Twig
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 22 x 2 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 56-57-50/9857
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition

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