FMNH 242124.A

  • 242124: cowrie shells, beads, leather
    Photographer: Diane Alexander White : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: cowrie shells, beads, leather shrine container and lid
  • 242124: cowrie shells, beads, leather
    Photographer: Diane Alexander White : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: cowrie shells, beads, leather shrine container and lid
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    Scanner: Aidan Hercules : 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 - Ethnology | 22-15 | Provenience: Africa, Nigeria | People or Culture: Yoruba | Object: shrine container | Material: cowry shell, leather, bead | Description: "House of the Head" shrine with leather and bead attachments | Dimensions: (in cm.) 24 dia x 12 h | Collection: gift of Dr. Jeffrey & Deborah Hammer 11/21/95 [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 242124 | Field No. | Neg. No. | Acc. 3946 [BACK] [ILLUSTRATION] completely covered with shells
Catalog Number: 242124.A
Description: shrine container
Materials: shell; cowrie, beads, leather
Cultural Attribution: Yoruba
Accession Number: [3946] Hammer, Jeffey and Deborah (Gift)
Accession Year:
Collector/Source: Hammer, Jeffey and Deborah
EMu IRN: 1391076
GUID: 5db33f24-15cc-41ae-bbfb-b2345924eece

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