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Object Number 51-60-50/8776
Display Title Fragment of broken ostrich shell - blank for bead
Descriptions
Object Description Fragment of broken ostrich shell - blank for bead
Inventory Description Shell, white on one side, pie shaped piece
Classification
  • Shell
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Gautsche Pan; Kai Kai, 10-20 mi. west of
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 2.4 cm (3 1/4 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-60-50/8776
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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