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Object Number
2012.2.1
Display Title
Tortoiseshell pouch in sleeve beaded with light blue, white, yellow, red, transparent red, transparent yellow and indigo blue beads in banded pattern; holds fragrant wood chips
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pouch, tortoiseshell, filled with organic material, wood chips, held by multi-colored beaded sleeve
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1968-1969 or earlier
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Botswana
Dimensions
Other: 5.5 x 7.5 x 9.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2012.2.1
Credit Line
Gift of Mark & Pauline Peters
Provenance
Collector
Mark Peters
(1968-1969 - 2012)
Donor
Donated by
Pauline Peters
(1/5/12)
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