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Object Number
99-12-50/53760
Display Title
Fetish on cord
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Round ceramic ornament on twisted fiber cord with beads.
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, Western
Materials
Ceramic, Fiber, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm (9 1/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-12-50/53760
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-50/53758 | Fetish on cord |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53763 | Fetish on cord, boar's tusk |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53235 | Fetish |
Ornament
|
Africa
| |
| 99-12-50/53754 | Antelope horn fetish on cord |
Charm
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53756 | Fetish on cord |
Necklace
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53757 | Fetish on cord |
Necklace
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53759 | Fetish on cord |
Charm
|
Ghana
| |
| 61-7-30/8287 | Cord necklace with 4 blue feathers and beads attached - ceremonial |
Ornament
|
Ponto
Baixao Preto | |
| 20-29-50/B2206.1 | Trumpet-like objects (fetish holders?) |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 25-60-30/F512 | Fetish-like bundle from wallet F506 |
Ornament
|
Brazil
| |
| 99-12-50/53761 | Fetish on cord |
Charm
|
Ghana
| |
| 99-12-50/53762 | Fetish on cord |
Charm
|
Ghana
|