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Object Number
58-43-50/10326
Display Title
Head ornament (//xoga) - 6 pieces of red and black glass beads
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
//xoga
Inventory Description
Head ornament, black on red beaded fan-blade shaped parts, tied together at top
Classification
- Adornment
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Botswana
Africa / Namibia
Africa / Namibia
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, Southwest: Gautsche Pan, vicinity of; Kai Kai, ca. 20 mi W of
Materials
Glass, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 4.3 x 4.3 x 0.2 cm (1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
58-43-50/10326
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition
(1958)
Collector
John Marshall
(1958)
Collector
Robert G. Gardner
(1958)
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