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Flute of "elephant grass"
Flute of "elephant grass"
Object Number 22-2-50/B3006
Display Title Flute of "elephant grass"
Descriptions
Object Description Flute of "elephant grass"
Inventory Description Reed tube, split and cracked, 1 end tied withcotton string
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hausa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, central
Materials Reed, Cotton string
Dimensions Overall: 25.9 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm (10 3/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3006

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