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Object Number
22-2-50/B3465
Display Title
Remedies: "pot is made of hollowed-out mit-like fruit of tree
Descriptions
Object Description
Remedies: "pot is made of hollowed-out mit-like fruit of tree the different ingredients are kept covered with palm oil to absorb their healing properties.
Inventory Description
Carved gourd bowl, filled with seeds, shells, fiber, bark, metal.
Classification
- Bowl
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Gourd, Seed, Shell, Fiber, Bark, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 19.5 x 19 cm (4 1/2 x 7 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity
79
Label on object
B3465
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