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Object Number 22-2-50/B2979
Display Title Blacksmith's tongs for holding hot metal
Descriptions
Inventory Description Metal implement, curved at top, inserted into carved, cylindrical wooden handle.
Classification
  • Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 3.6 x 3.7 cm (14 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B2979

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