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Object Number 51-60-50/8783
Display Title Fragment of eland hide - used for sandals and oracle discs
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hide, triangular fragment with some hair attached
Classification
  • Hide
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Gautsche Pan; Kai Kai, 10-20 mi. west of
Dimensions Overall: 7.9 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-60-50/8783
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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