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Object Number
65-46-50/10832
Display Title
Tortoise shell container
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, tortoise shell, stuffed with resinous material and cotton cloth
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Angloa; Chileso
Materials
Tortoiseshell, Cotton fabric, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm (2 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65-46-50/10832
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