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Object Number 20-29-50/B2201
Display Title Upper grinding stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tool, large rectangular grinding stone with rounded top, reddish color
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 8 x 6.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20-29-50/B2201

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