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Container made from horn tip for "magic substance"
Container made from horn tip for "magic substance"
Object Number 969-7-50/11287
Display Title Container made from horn tip for "magic substance"
Descriptions
Object Description Container made from horn tip for "magic substance"
Inventory Description Horn container, perforated, braided fiber strap, leather cap, fiber decorations.
Classification
  • Container
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Horn, Fiber, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 18.3 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm (7 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-7-50/11287
Provenance
Collector Capt. George Abbot (1870)
Donor Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology (1969)

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