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Object Number 26-1-50/B4291
Display Title Hiap njeg - fetish
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chunk of root or vine
Classification
  • Floral
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Root?, Vine?
Dimensions Overall: 3.9 x 2.4 x 2.5 cm (1 9/16 x 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-4291

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