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Animal horn container
Object Number 65-46-50/10830
Display Title Animal horn container
Descriptions
Inventory Description Animal horn, ribbed, hollow, pointed
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Angloa; Chileso
Materials Animal horn
Dimensions Overall: 9.1 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm (3 9/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-46-50/10830

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