Ornament made of bone, worn on the arm

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Object Number 72-20-50/6762

Display Title Ornament made of bone, worn on the arm

Descriptions

Inventory Description Carved ivory ornament, oval w/ flared ends, burned/incised deisgn, leather strap

Classification

Ornament

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Ovambo?

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / South Africa

Materials Ivory, Leather

Dimensions Overall: 10.6 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm (4 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 72-20-50/6762

Provenance

Collector South African Museum

Donor Museum of Comparative Zoology (1872)

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