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Object Number 20-29-50/B2181
Display Title Ivory mallet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Beater, ivory, partially incised cross-hatch design
Classification
  • Beater
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 36.4 x 5 x 4.1 cm (14 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20-29-50/B2181

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