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Object Number
22-2-50/B2992
Display Title
Amulet
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, rectangular wood block, perf at 1 end, cowrie attached w/resin at cent
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bafia Bakwak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, Central South
Materials
Wood, Cowrie, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm (3 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B-2992
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