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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
- Faunal
- Raw Material
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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