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Object Number 20-29-50/B2281
Display Title Dice, men
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved seed piece, incised, polished, human motif.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Seed
Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 2.3 x 0.6 cm (1 11/16 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 10
Label on object B2281

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