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Object Number 21-28-50/B2866
Display Title Fetish
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, tooth with braided fiber cap, perforated .
Classification
  • Charm
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Tooth, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm (3 3/8 x 13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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