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Object Number
65-3-50/10709
Display Title
Pair of Hippopotamus incisors
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Animal teeth, ridged, brown staining, residue at worn ends, other jagged, hollow
Classification
- Bone
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, central: Belgian Congo; Stanley Pool; Leopoldville, near
Materials
Animal tooth, Hippopotamus ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 26.5 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm (10 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
65-3-50/10709
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