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Object Number 51-60-50/8814
Display Title 6 nuts from tree at foot of which the poison larva are found - use: food
Descriptions
Inventory Description Nuts, dried, round
Classification
  • Nut
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Gautsche Pan; Kai Kai, 10-20 mi. west of
Materials Nut
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 7.4 cm (5 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 51-60-50/8814
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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