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Antelope horn fetish on cord
Antelope horn fetish on cord
Object Number 99-12-50/53754
Display Title Antelope horn fetish on cord
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, antelope horn, perforated, hoof and part of foreleg, twisted fiber cord
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Western
Materials Horn, Animal hoof, Animal bone, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 3.7 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm (1 7/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 99-12-50/53754, poison
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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