- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Pieces of animal bone used as charms and as medicine.
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1909
- Date collected
- By 1909
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1909
- Materials and processes
- Material Animal Bone
- Dimensions
- Length: max 103 mm box
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1909.20.1.1 Accession number: 1909.20.1.2 Accession number: 1909.20.1.3 Accession number: 1909.20.1.4 Accession number: 1909.20.1.5 Accession number: 1909.20.1.6 Accession number: 1909.20.1.7 Accession number: 1909.20.1.8 Accession number: 1909.20.1.9 Accession number: 1909.20.1.10 Accession number: 1909.20.1.11 Accession number: 1909.20.1.12 Accession number: 1909.20.1.13 Accession number: 1909.20.1.14 Accession number: 1909.20.1.15 Accession number: 1909.20.1.16 Accession number: 1909.20.1.17 Accession number: 1909.20.1.18 Accession number: 1909.20.1.19 Accession number: 1909.20.1.20 Accession number: 1909.20.1.21 Accession number: 1909.20.1.22 Accession number: 1909.20.1.23 Accession number: 1909.20.1.24 Accession number: 1909.20.1.25 Accession number: 1909.20.1.26 Accession number: 1909.20.1.27 Accession number: 1909.20.1.28 Accession number: 1909.20.1.29 Accession number: 1909.20.1.30
Search terms: Religion, Medicine, Animalia, Amulet, Bone, Animal Part
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