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Divining object, "ku ngambi" in detail - bark pail
Divining object, "ku ngambi" in detail - bark pail
Object Number 22-2-50/B3058
Display Title Divining object, "ku ngambi" in detail - bark pail
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden box, braided leather trim, metal nails, perforated, fiber cord.
Classification
  • Box
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Leather, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 9 x 9 cm (8 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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