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Object Number
976-61-30/9996
Display Title
Small cotton carrying bag containing various stone beads, pebbles, and corn
Descriptions
Object Description
Small cotton carrying bag containing various stone beads, pebbles, and corn husks used by ashaman in divination, with 9995.
Inventory Description
Small bag with stones, stone beads, fiber and cotton bundles, large seed.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1976
Culture
- Iku
- Arhuaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Colombia
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Sogrome
Additional Geographic Terms
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Southern corner of
Materials
Cotton, Fiber, Nut, Seed
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 8.7 x 9.1 cm (4 1/8 x 3 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
100+
Label on object
976-61-30/9996; 17
Provenance
Collector
James Billipp
(1976)
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