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Object Number 58-43-50/10338
Display Title Ostrich shell necklace, likely on sinew cord
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, shell beads strung on vegetable fiber
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana
Africa / Namibia
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southwest: Gautsche Pan, vicinity of; Kai Kai, ca. 20 mi W of
Dimensions Overall: 44 x 2.3 x 0.2 cm (17 5/16 x 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-43-50/10338
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition (Spring & Summer 1958)

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Ostrich shell necklace, likely on sinew cord
58-43-50/10337 Ostrich shell necklace, likely on sinew cord
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