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Object Number
29-43-50/B4778
Display Title
Gall from a twig - probably used as medicine
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stick with bulbous growth
Classification
- Wood
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bantu speaking peoples?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 3 x 2.2 cm (3 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B4778
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