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Object Number
30-65-50/H1232.1
Display Title
Ivory charm
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory charm
Inventory Description
Ornament, knotted strands of vegetable fiber with 3 rectangular ivory beads
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bobwa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Faradje and Buta; between
Dimensions
Overall: 11.8 x 2.2 x 1 cm (4 5/8 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
/H/1232.1/30-65-50
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-65-50/H1232 | Ivory charm |
Ornament
|
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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Ornament
Raw Material |
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| |
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| |
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|
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| |
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Raw Material
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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Ornament
|
Alaska
|