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3 fruits of //boba - food; also called vegetable ivory
3 fruits of //boba - food; also called vegetable ivory
Object Number 51-60-50/8826
Display Title 3 fruits of //boba - food; also called vegetable ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description Dried fruit, round, fiberous, hard
Classification
  • Fruit
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Keitsa Pan; Gautsche Pan, 15-20 mi. west of
Materials Fruit
Dimensions Overall: 5.9 x 5.9 x 5.9 cm (2 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 51-60-50/8826
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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