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Object Number
994-21-50/13007.1
Display Title
Container
Descriptions
Object Description
Container
Inventory Description
Bottle, worked horn, perforated at tip, wood plug at base
Classification
- Bottle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms
Kalahari Desert; Africa, Southern
Materials
Horn, Wood, Steenbok horn
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm (6 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
994-21-50/13007.1
Provenance
Collector
Irven DeVore
(1963-1968)
Donor
Irven DeVore
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