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Object Number 11-46-50/83130.2
Display Title Witch doctor's basket containing meal, chicken claw and head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Dessicated chicken foot, including part of leg and claws, some skin present.
Classification
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials Animal claw
Dimensions Overall: 10.4 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm (4 1/8 x 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 83130

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Witch doctor's basket containing meal, chicken claw and head
11-46-50/83130.4 Witch doctor's basket containing meal, chicken claw and head
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Raw Material
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