FMNH 242666.B

  • 242666: beads, string, leather chief's
    Photographer: Diane Alexander White : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: beads, string, leather chief's ceremonial shoes
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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 | 22-11 | Provenience: Africa, S.W. Nigeria | People or Culture: Yoruba | Object: cheif's ceremonial shoes. | Material: beads, string, leather | Description: Multi-colored beaded leather shoes. | Dimensions: (in cm.) L: 30 cm W: 12 cm | Collection: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hammer, 1994 [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 242666 A-B | Field No. | Neg. No. | Acc. 3922
Catalog Number: 242666.B
Description: shoe
Materials: glass beads, string, leather
Cultural Attribution: Yoruba
Accession Number: [3922] Hammer, Jeffey and Deborah (Gift)
Accession Year:
Collector/Source: Hammer, Jeffey and Deborah
EMu IRN: 1391278
GUID: 4e9cd225-bceb-4e6e-ba78-2cf92921a39d

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