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Object Number
99-12-50/53759
Display Title
Fetish on cord
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Charm, piece of carved bone, perforated, strung on twisted fiber cord
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, Western
Materials
Bone, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 2.3 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm (7/8 x 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
53759
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-50/53754 | Antelope horn fetish on cord |
Charm
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53761 | Fetish on cord |
Charm
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53762 | Fetish on cord |
Charm
|
Ghana
| |
| 98-3-50/51355 | Fetish |
Charm
|
Africa
| |
| 99-12-50/53232 | Fetish: bundle of sticks |
Charm
|
Africa
| |
| 21-28-50/B2828 | Fetish, suspended from roof of hut inside to protect the house |
Raw Material
Charm |
Cameroon
| |
| 98-3-50/51354 | Fetish |
Charm
|
Africa
| |
| 98-3-50/51356 | Fetish |
Charm
|
Africa
| |
| 98-3-50/51359 | Fetish |
Charm
|
Africa
| |
| 21-28-50/B2826 | Fetish, suspended from roof of hut inside to protect the house |
Charm
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1261C | Gourd stopper with cord |
Charm
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 99-12-50/53239 | Fetish |
Unclassified
|
Africa
|