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1971.34.66

Snail shell: religious symbol or insignia.

1971.34.66

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Collection type
Object
Description
Snail shell: religious symbol or insignia.
Cultural groups
Nyamwezi
Person
Field collector J.D.H. Collinson
PRM source J.D.H. Collinson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1970
Date collected
1970
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1971
Materials and processes
Material Snail-Shell Animal
Dimensions
Length 102 mm, Width: max 55 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1971.34.66

Search terms: Religion, Insignia, Animalia, Religious Object, Shell

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