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Object Number
22-2-50/B3636
Display Title
Bird call
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Nutshell, small, hollow
Classification
- Raw Material
- Floral
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Nutshell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.1 x 2.1 x 2.2 cm (13/16 x 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B3636
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| |
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| |
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