Box of shells

Museum number:
5-13463.2
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210513463@2e2
Description:
box of cowrie shells, "part of" figure (per note on box), 7/19/12, AT
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Abdul K. Disu
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 71.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Box of shells, accession number 5-13463.2, described as box of cowrie shells, "part of" figure (per note on box), 7/19/12, ATHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Box of shells, accession number 5-13463.2, described as box of cowrie shells, "part of" figure (per note on box), 7/19/12, ATHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Box of shells, accession number 5-13463.2, described as box of cowrie shells, "part of" figure (per note on box), 7/19/12, ATHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Box of shells, accession number 5-13463.2, described as box of cowrie shells, "part of" figure (per note on box), 7/19/12, ATHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Box of shells, accession number 5-13463.2, described as box of cowrie shells, "part of" figure (per note on box), 7/19/12, ATHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Box of shells, accession number 5-13463.2, described as box of cowrie shells, "part of" figure (per note on box), 7/19/12, AT
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box of shells, accession number 5-13463.2, described as box of cowrie shells, "part of" figure (per note on box), 7/19/12, AT

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