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Object Number
58-43-50/10324
Display Title
2 head ornaments - ostrich shell beads
Descriptions
Object Description
2 head ornaments - ostrich shell beads. Set of ostrich beads
Inventory Description
Ornaments, rectangular, strung beads, discoidal, brown and white
Classification
- Jewelry
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Namibia
Africa / Botswana
Africa / Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, Southwest: Gautsche Pan, vicinity of; Kai Kai, ca. 20 mi W of
Materials
Ostrich eggshell Sinew Pigment Resin?
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
58-43-50/10324
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition
(Spring & Summer 1958)
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