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Basket used in gambling for holding dice
Basket used in gambling for holding dice
Object Number 20-29-50/B2193
Display Title Basket used in gambling for holding dice
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, woven fiber, coiled, leather wrapped handle
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Vegetable fiber, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 31.5 x 32 cm (2 3/4 x 12 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20-29-50/B2193

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