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Object Number
34-91-50/403.1
Display Title
Metal coil
Descriptions
Object Description
Leather belts sewn with cowries; metal coil
Inventory Description
Armlet, coiled metal rings, spiral
Classification
- Armlet
Department
Ethnographic
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 11.5 x 11.3 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-91-50/403
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34-91-50/403 | 4 leather belts sewn with cowries |
Belt
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Hat
|
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| |
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Belt
|
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| |
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Raw Material
Mask |
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| |
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Accessory
|
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| |
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Shell
| ||
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Belt
|
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| |
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|
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| |
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
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|