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Object Number 992-27-30/11655
Display Title Unidentified grey/brown powder in glass jar w/ metal lid
Descriptions
Object Description Unidentified grey/brown powder in glass jar w/ metal lid. jar. unidentified powder subject classification: 6, smoking & stimulant (?) snuff (?)
Inventory Description Glass jar with brown fine soil/powder, metal lid.
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Date 1931-1992
Culture
  • Yaruro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Venezuela
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 5.2 x 5.2 cm (3 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1 small jar
Label on object 992-27-30/11655
Provenance
Collector Anthony Leeds (ca. 1958)
Donor Dr. Elizabeth Leeds (12/9/92)

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