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Object Number
2000.30.30.1
Display Title
Mongongo nuts
Descriptions
Object Description
Mongongo nuts, bag of
Inventory Description
Mongongo nuts
Classification
- Nut
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms
Kalahari Desert; Africa, Southern
Materials
Mongongo nut
Dimensions
Overall: 2.6 x 2 x 2 cm (1 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
96
Credit Line
Gift of DeVore family
Provenance
Collector
Irven DeVore
(1964 - 12/19/00)
Donor
Irven DeVore
(1964 - 12/19/00)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000.30.30 | Mongongo nuts |
Floral
|
Botswana
| |
| 2000.30.30.1.1 | Mongongo nut |
Floral
|
Botswana
| |
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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Nut
|
Kaimosi
| |
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Nut
|
Cameroon
| |
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|
Cameroon
| |
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Nut
|
Cameroon
| |
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Nut
|
Cameroon
| |
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Nut
|
Cameroon
| |
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Nut
|
Belgian Congo
| |
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|
Cameroon
|