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Dice, caterpillars
Object Number 20-29-50/B2263
Display Title Dice, caterpillars
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved seed piece, incised, polished, faunal motif.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Fang
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Seed
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 2.4 x 0.6 cm (1 9/16 x 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object B2263

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