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Object Number 18-21-50/B2098
Display Title Bark loin cloth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bark cloth with raffia sewn edges, folded, holes in material.
Classification
  • Textile
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern; Metat, near
Materials Bark, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 38.5 x 33.3 x 1.7 cm (15 3/16 x 13 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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