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Object Number 51-60-50/8849
Display Title 4 bark and root samples - used in tanning leather
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bark, reddish-brown, end curled, starting to break apart
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / !Gham
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southwest
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 6 x 5 cm (8 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-60-50/8849
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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