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Object Number
20-29-50/B2198
Display Title
Split palm stem, used as tongs by smiths
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved reed implement, long, narrow, split, burnt.
Classification
- Tools
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bene
- Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 53.5 x 3.7 x 3 cm (21 1/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
20-29-50/B2198
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