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Collector:
Prof John Cassin  Search this
Donor Name:
Prof John Cassin  Search this
Culture:
Kru  Search this
Object Type:
Box
Place:
Liberia, Africa
Accession Date:
7 Mar 1867
Notes:
FROM CARD: "CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER MADE OF BARK, SEWED WITH FIBER. BASKETRY ENDS MADE WITH WOOD CORE. ON CARD ACCOMPANYING ITEM WAS FOLLOWING NOTATION: THE KROOS ARE PILOTS AND SEAMEN ON THE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA AND ARE INDISPENSABLE TO VESSELS ENTERING THE RIVERS OF THAT COAST. THE PROVISION CONSISTS OF POUNDED CORN, SO CALLED, MORE PROPERLY A LARGE SPECIES OF MILLET WHICH IS EATEN MIXED WITH WATER."
Record Last Modified:
28 Nov 2014
Specimen Count:
2
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
67A00017
USNM Number:
E4803-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ffa02df1-d7ab-462a-b69f-bb8e86895dc5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8466436