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Object Number 18-21-50/B2101
Display Title Purses of raffia
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven fiber purses, plain, flap closure, long twisted fiber strap.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Purse
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, central
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 10.6 x 9 x 0.6 cm (4 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 18-21-50/B2101; B2101

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