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Drinking vessel, made of upper bill of the bird. ceratogymna atrata - large horn
Drinking vessel, made of upper bill of the bird. ceratogymna atrata - large horn
Object Number 22-2-50/B3421
Display Title Drinking vessel, made of upper bill of the bird. ceratogymna atrata - large horn
Descriptions
Object Description Drinking vessel, made of upper bill of the bird. ceratogymna atrata - large horn bill
Inventory Description Bird bill, upper portion, hollow
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Bird beak
Dimensions Overall: 17.6 x 8 x 6.3 cm (6 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3421

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