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Ostrich eggshell
Object Number 2000.30.10
Display Title Ostrich eggshell
Descriptions
Object Description Ostrich eggshell
Inventory Description Bottle, ostrich eggshell, incised and pigmented designs, twine carrrying net
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert; Africa, Southern
Materials Ostrich eggshell, Twine, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 13.2 x 11.3 x 11.3 cm (5 3/16 x 4 7/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.30.10
Credit Line Gift of the DeVore Family, 2000
Provenance
Collector Irven DeVore (1964 - 12/19/00)
Donor Irven DeVore (1964 - 12/19/00)

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