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Object Number 22-2-50/B2986
Display Title Paddle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wood paddle, double-bladed, 1 end concave, other end worn, notched
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, Central South
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 162.7 x 11.2 x 2.9 cm (64 1/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B2986 & B\2986

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