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Object Number 20-29-50/B2218
Display Title Paddles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Paddles, wood, cylindrical handles, 2 ovate, 1 triangular, 1 elongated ovate
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 108.9 x 10.8 x 2.8 cm (42 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 20-29-50/B-2218; metet.; F. metet; ME

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