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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
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Shell, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 58 x 31 x 10 cm (22 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B2936.1
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