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Object Number 28-11-50/B4415
Display Title Hippopotamus hide whip
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whip, carved hide, cylindrical, tapered on one end, bent
Classification
  • Whip
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Tanganyika Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Morogoro
Materials Hide
Dimensions Overall: 69.9 x 14.4 x 1.9 cm (27 1/2 x 5 11/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4415

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