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Object Number
18-21-50/B2087
Display Title
Ivory war horn
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Horn, carved ivory stained red, diamond mouthpiece, flat leather, fiber band
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern; Metat, near
Dimensions
Overall: 31.5 x 5.4 x 4.7 cm (12 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
18-21-50/B2087
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