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Object Number
990-5-50/12234
Display Title
Gorget
Descriptions
Object Description
Gorget
Inventory Description
Gorget, fragmentary, carved wood, shell, rawhide strips.
Classification
- Gorget
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hutu?
- Tutsi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
/
Butare
Dimensions
Overall: 66 x 42 x 4 cm (26 x 16 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
Object is segregated into five compartments within one tray
Label on object
990-5-50/12234
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
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