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Object Number
2004.24.17207
Display Title
Medicine bundle, leather belt with horn, horn filled with medicine, war charm
Descriptions
Object Description
Medicine bundle; Leather belt with horn; horn filled with Medicine; warrior's medicine in horn; war charm worn by chief Zo. Liberia. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 75, d; fig. 77, g, i thru k. Cat. Nos.: H/1142, H/1117, B/4807, B/4815, 32-49-50/65.
Subject
- medicine
- Charm
- Bundle
- Leather
- belt
- Horn
- war
Department
Photographic
Date
1944
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)
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| 37-77-50/2897 | Horn filled with medicine - snake society |
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Raw Material
Medicine bundle |
Cameroon
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| 22-2-50/B3034.7 | Divining horns, containing medicine |
Medicine bundle
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| 22-2-50/B3034.8 | Divining horns, containing medicine |
Raw Material
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