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Object Number
21-28-50/B2835
Display Title
Charm
Descriptions
Object Description
Charm
Inventory Description
Charms, small braided fiber pendants, perforated with metal or fiber loops
Classification
- Raw Material
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm (1 3/8 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
21-28-50/B2835
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |
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Raw Material |
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| |
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|
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| |
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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Raw Material | ||
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| |
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|
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|
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|
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| |
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|
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