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Object Number 56-57-50/9852
Display Title Tambuti - string of wooden beads
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tambuti
Inventory Description Bracelet, carved wooden beads strung on vegetable fiber cord
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
  • Kgalagari
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southwest: Bechuanaland; Chukudu, near
Dimensions Overall: 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm (3/8 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56-57-50/9852
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition

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