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Horn fetish
Object Number 21-28-50/B2838
Display Title Horn fetish
Descriptions
Inventory Description Medicine bundle, horn with fiber wrapped around, packed with unknown substance
Classification
  • Medicine bundle
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Horn, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 4 x 3.8 cm (6 5/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B2838

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