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Object Number 987-14-70/5559
Display Title Nut shell
Descriptions
Object Description Nut shell, brazil. Outer shell with seperate nuts inside. Reportedly used to catch monkeys . 3/4" opening at one end.
Inventory Description Brazil nut shell with brazil nuts inside
Classification
  • Nut
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / <State> / Guimaras Province
Materials Brazil nut
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 9 x 9.5 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 987-14-70/5559
Provenance
Collector Thaddeus Anglemyer (1901 - 1908)
Collector Philinda Anglemyer (1901 - 1908)
Donor Katherine Anglemyer (1908 - 1987)
Donor Mary Anglemyer (1908 - 1987)

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