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1946.8.104.1

Ground-down cowrie shell. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/7/2005]


1946.8.104.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ground-down cowrie shell. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/7/2005]
Cultural groups
Funj-Hamaj
Person
Field collector Charles Gabriel Seligman
Field collector Brenda Zara Seligman
PRM source Brenda Zara Seligman
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1946
Date collected
By 1946
Acquisition information
Donated: 1946
Materials and processes
Material Cowrie Shell
Dimensions
Length: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1946.8.104.1

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