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Object Number
990-5-50/12293.4
Display Title
Discs of bone and shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Discs of bone and shell
Inventory Description
Bone and shell discs, 1 perforated, 2 incised, 1 chipped
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tutsi?
- Hutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
/
Butare
Materials
Bone, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.8 x 2.7 x 0.5 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
7
Provenance
Donor
Dr. Helen Codere
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