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Object Number
22-2-50/B3422.1
Display Title
Finger protectors - wooden
Descriptions
Object Description
Finger protectors - wooden - worn by women while cutting greens into cooking length - greens are held in cylinders - cutting easier
Inventory Description
Carved wooden implements, hollow tubes, with twisted fiber tie.
Classification
- Tools
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 x 3 x 3.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B3422.1
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