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Object Number 22-2-50/B2936.1
Display Title Girdle of snail shell "bells" and hornbill hand rattle
Descriptions
Object Description Girdle of snail shell "bells" and hornbill hand rattle
Inventory Description Belt, conical shell danglers tied to bark ring attached to braided veg fiber be
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Fang
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 58 x 31 x 10 cm (22 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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