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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
- Fang
- Bene
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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