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Object Number 18-21-50/B2092
Display Title Powder flask
Descriptions
Inventory Description Jar, stitched-hide round body, carved wood pedestal base covered withmetal
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern; Metat, near
Dimensions Overall: 13.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm (5 5/16 x 4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 18-21-50/B2092

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