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Salt box and contents, consisting of 35 various objects probably used as fetishe
Salt box and contents, consisting of 35 various objects probably used as fetishe
Object Number 98-3-50/51346
Display Title Salt box and contents, consisting of 35 various objects probably used as fetishe
Descriptions
Object Description Salt box and contents-poison
Inventory Description Box and lid, bark, cylindrical, containing bells, stick bundles, seed pods, shel
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River?
Materials Bark, Shell, Cloth, Wood, Metal, Seed pod, Hide, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 7.4 x 7.4 cm (6 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 35
Label on object 98-3-50/51346; POISON

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