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Wooden bowl
Object Number 21-28-50/B2897
Display Title Wooden bowl
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bowl, carved wood, incised/pigmented geometric design, perforated, loop handle
Classification
  • Bowl
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 21 x 21.6 cm (3 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 21-28-50/B2897

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