- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Button made of wood, carved with elephant figure [PR [OPS move] 23/3/2017]
- Cultural groups
- Kamba
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1947
- Date collected
- By 1947
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1947
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 21 mm, Height: max 19 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1947.8.14
Search terms: Clothing, Figure, Ornament, Button, Animal Figure
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