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Object Number
994-21-50/13016
Display Title
Tortoise-shell Bowl
Descriptions
Object Description
Tortoise-shell Bowl
Inventory Description
Tortoiseshell bowl, unworked
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms
Kalahari Desert; Africa, Southern
Materials
Tortoiseshell
Dimensions
Overall: 25 x 20 x 11.5 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
994-21-50/13016
Provenance
Collector
Irven DeVore
(1963-1968)
Donor
Irven DeVore
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