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Object Number 30-36-50/B4820.3
Display Title Clay spindle whorl
Descriptions
Object Description 3 clay spindle whorls and 2 spindles
Inventory Description Ceramic spindle whorl, incised design.
Classification
  • Whorl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Liberia, Interior
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm (1 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-36-50/B4820.3
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

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