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Object Number
22-2-50/B2950
Display Title
Gambling die, carved (general name for dice = "mvia")
Descriptions
Object Description
Gambling die, carved, otter
Inventory Description
Carved seed piece, incised, polished, geometric motif
Classification
- Game
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Fang
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Nutshell
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 x 2 x 0.6 cm (1 5/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B2950
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