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Object Number 11-46-50/83169.33
Display Title Root from 11-46-50/83148
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood fragment
Classification
  • Medicine bundle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 5.8 x 1.4 x 1.5 cm (2 5/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 83169.33
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1911

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Wood fragment from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.36 Wood fragment from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Fetish bundle from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.1 Fetish bundle from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Organic material from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.35 Organic material from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Spoon bowl from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.34 Spoon bowl from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Animal paw fragment from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.37 Animal paw fragment from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Plant material from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.31 Plant material from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Bead from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.32 Bead from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Ornament from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.21 Ornament from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Shell from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.20 Shell from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Slag from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.19 Slag from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Slag from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.18 Slag from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola
Miniature shears from 11-46-50/83148
11-46-50/83169.17 Miniature shears from 11-46-50/83148
Medicine bundle
Angola