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Children's toy - game of chance, 4 sticks
Children's toy - game of chance, 4 sticks
Object Number 22-2-50/B3072
Display Title Children's toy - game of chance, 4 sticks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Game pieces, carved wooden sticks, flat
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 19.6 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm (7 11/16 x 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 22-2-50/B3072; tjan jela , ba --

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