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Yan-ko - gourds
Object Number 26-1-50/B4290.1
Display Title Yan-ko - gourds
Descriptions
Inventory Description Jar, gourd, cloth stopper, filled with unknown substance, rounded, cracked
Classification
  • Jar
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Gourd, Cloth
Dimensions Overall: 7.9 x 6.1 x 6.4 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
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