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Object Number 22-2-50/B3391
Display Title 2 pairs fiber for bow strings - most commonly used, rubiacae family - species ga
Descriptions
Object Description 2 pairs fiber for bow strings - most commonly used, rubiacae family - species gaertnera paniculata
Inventory Description Sticks and bark, bark is fibrous and shedding
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 45.5 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm (17 15/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 22-2-50/B-3391

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