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Object Number 51-60-50/8809
Display Title Ring of grass - used by women for carrying pots on head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Vegetable fiber, form of ring, twigs
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Gautsche Pan; Kai Kai, 10-20 mi. west of
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 16 x 14 cm (1 9/16 x 6 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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