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Prayer beads, "sibhah"
Object Number 14-12-50/85563
Display Title Prayer beads, "sibhah"
Descriptions
Object Description Prayer beads, "sibhah"
Inventory Description Prayer beads, on red string, round wood beads, 1 tapered tubular grooved bead
Classification
  • Prayer beads
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kawahla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Materials Wood, String
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm (19 5/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14-12-50/85563 & 82\Dibha

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