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Wooden charm
Object Number 21-28-50/B2834
Display Title Wooden charm
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden charm
Inventory Description Charm, wooden pendant, perforated with metal ring attached to braided fiber cord
Classification
  • Charm
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 3.6 x 1.3 cm (2 13/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 21-28-50/B2834

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