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Medium/Technique Ivory or bone
Dimensions .128 x .051
Credit Line Gift of Reverend Herbert Probert
Accession Number87.87
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsUtensils

ProvenanceAbout 1885/1887, probably acquired in Africa by Herbert Elijah Probert (b. 1859 - d. 1913), Damariscotta, ME [see note]; 1887, gift of Rev. Herbert Probert to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 20, 1887)

NOTE: Probert traveled to Congo in 1885 for the American Baptist Missionary Union.