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Image Not Available for Fragments of ostrich egg shells
Fragments of ostrich egg shells
Image Not Available for Fragments of ostrich egg shells
Object Number 38-95-50/3399
Display Title Fragments of ostrich egg shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, faunal remain, ostrich shell fragments
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Oranian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria / <State> / Arcole
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Batterie Espagnole; Oran, near
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.1 x 0.2 x 1.8 cm (13/16 x 1/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 10
Label on object 38-95-50/3399

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Fragments of ostrich egg-shell - quadrangle
20-30-50/B2641.1 Fragments of ostrich egg-shell - quadrangle
Faunal Remain
El Azrir
Fragments of ostrich egg shells
38-95-50/3387 Fragments of ostrich egg shells
Egg Shell
Grottes des Carrieres d'Eckmuhl
Image Not Available for Beads of ostrich egg-shell
20-30-50/B2640.1 Beads of ostrich egg-shell
Faunal Remain
El Azrir
Image Not Available for Ancient lake deposit of sand (with pieces of ostrich egg shells)
60-30-50/10389 Ancient lake deposit of sand (with pieces of ostrich egg shells)
Non-cultural
Libya
"Ostrich egg shell": Three ostrich eggshells ornamented with little scratched designs, with stoppers; a person's hand holding one of the shells (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30786 "Ostrich egg shell": Three ostrich eggshells ornamented with little scratched designs, with stoppers; a person's hand holding one of the shells (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Water: ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) filling ostrich egg shells with water at a waterhole, with five ostrich egg shells with stoppers and an Ovambo pot on the ground next to him
2001.29.3181 Water: ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) filling ostrich egg shells with water at a waterhole, with five ostrich egg shells with stoppers and an Ovambo pot on the ground next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Ostrich egg shell - fragments
14-63-50/B568 Ostrich egg shell - fragments
Fragment
Egypt
≠Gao (leader of Band 10) filling ostrich egg shells with water at a waterhole, with five ostrich egg shells with stoppers and an Ovambo pot on the ground next to him
2001.29.2230 ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) filling ostrich egg shells with water at a waterhole, with five ostrich egg shells with stoppers and an Ovambo pot on the ground next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Beaded public aprons, beads made of ostrich egg shells, worn by infants, ties ma
971-2-50/11564A Beaded public aprons, beads made of ostrich egg shells, worn by infants, ties ma
Apron
Africa
Beaded public aprons, beads made of ostrich egg shells, worn by infants, ties ma
971-2-50/11564B Beaded public aprons, beads made of ostrich egg shells, worn by infants, ties ma
Apron
Africa
Beaded public aprons, beads made of ostrich egg shells, worn by infants, ties ma
971-2-50/11564C Beaded public aprons, beads made of ostrich egg shells, worn by infants, ties ma
Apron
Africa
[No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31161 [No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan