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Object Number 66-36-50/10869
Display Title Cowhorn container for valuables (ataros) with hide cover
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ataros
Inventory Description Box, hollow horn, brown and buff striated, striped fur lid, braided leather stra
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Turkana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Lothagam; Lodwar, ca. 30 mi S of; Lake Ru, ca. 7 mi from the west shore of
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 15 x 10.5 cm (14 3/16 x 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
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