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Dice, bats
Object Number 20-29-50/B2265
Display Title Dice, bats
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved seed pieces, 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: 4.2 x 1.8 x 0.4 cm (1 5/8 x 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object B2265

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