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Die, buying and selling scene
Die, buying and selling scene
Object Number 20-29-50/B2249
Display Title Die, buying and selling scene
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved seed piece, incised, polished, geometric motif
Classification
  • Game
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Nutshell
Dimensions Overall: 2.9 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm (1 1/8 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B2249

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