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Object Number 22-2-50/B3059
Display Title Divining object, clay cylinder
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, clay cylinder, slightly peaked at one end, brown slip, worn
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Clay
Dimensions Overall: 5.4 x 5 x 4.9 cm (2 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B3059 / B 3059 [very faded]

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