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Bark treasure or honey container
Bark treasure or honey container
Object Number 17-41-50/B1594
Display Title Bark treasure or honey container
Descriptions
Object Description Bark treasure or honey container, wooden bowl on top * See conservation record for additional description *
Inventory Description Container, cylindrical, split wood nailed together, carved wooden bowl on top
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1899 or earlier
Culture
  • Mobango
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Iron, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 40.7 x 43 x 13.5 cm (16 x 16 15/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B1594
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George Howe, A. C. Coolidge, and Oric Bates, 1917

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