FMNH 209489.nosub[1]

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    Scanner: Grace Apfeld : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History. | 21-1 | Country Africa | Locality Nigeria Baya Seyarum. Chad | People Buduma ["Buduma" crossed out] Sudanic Stock | Name Ostrich egg- used for ornamenting the peak of a conical roof of native dwelling- possibly a fertility charm. | Collection Frederick H. Rawson- Field Museum Ethnological Expedition to W. Africa W.D. Hambly, Collector | Notes | Width 14 cm | Length 20 cm | Height | Price [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 209489 | Acc. 1849
Catalog Number: 209489.nosub[1]
Description: ornament
Materials: ostrich eggshell
Cultural Attribution: Buduma
Accession Number: [1849] Frederick H. Rawson-Field Museum Ethnological Expedition to West Africa - Angola and Nigeria - 1929 (Expedition)
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Collector/Source: Frederick H. Rawson-Field Museum Ethnological Expedition to West Africa - Angola and Nigeria - 1929, W. D. Hambly
EMu IRN: 1114366
GUID: ca27e986-5ff2-4616-abd0-cee1fc295d2e

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