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Amulet (Mohara Ody)

Date:: 20th century
Geography:: Madagascar, Menabe region, Tsiribihina River region
Culture:: Sakalava peoples
Medium:: Horn (buffalo), wood
Dimensions:: Length 2-1/4 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification:: Bone/Ivory-Containers
Credit Line:: Gift of Marcia and Irwin Hersey, 1996
Accession Number:: 1996.355

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