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Object Number 23-33-50/B3557.1
Display Title Ear plug, gourd, 3 circular pieces fit into each other, center broken
Descriptions
Object Description Ear plug, gourd, 3 circular pieces fit into each other, center broken
Inventory Description Ear plug, gourd, 3 circular pieces fit into each other, center broken
Classification
  • Ear plug
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 3.2 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm (1 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 23-33-50/B3557.1
Provenance
Collector William C. Bell (before 1923)

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