FMNH 278758.A

  • 278758: glass beads, cloth, wood
    Photographer: Diane Alexander White : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: glass beads, cloth, wood container and lid
  • 278758: glass beads, cloth, wood
    Photographer: Diane Alexander White : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: glass beads, cloth, wood container and lid
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    Scanner: Aidan Hercules : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History - Physical | 22-15 | Provenience: Nigeria | People or Culture: Yoruba | Object: Yoruba 19th century container and lid | Material: glass beads, cloth, wood | Description: Beaded cloth container with twin bird design and lid. | Dimensions: (in cm.) A: H: 20 cm; D: 12 cm; D: D: 12 cm; H: 15 cm. | Collection: Gift: James and Gladys Strain 1998 [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 278758 | Field No. | Neg. No. | Acc. 4064
Catalog Number: 278758.A
Description: container
Materials: glass beads, cloth, wood
Cultural Attribution: Yoruba
Time Period: 19th Century
Accession Number: [4064] Strain, James and Gladys (Gift)
Accession Year: 1998
Collector/Source: Strain, James and Gladys
EMu IRN: 1399361
GUID: 7b8415e2-5d00-4922-a2a5-e7ca75185751

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