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"Kombo mbenda" - ancestral bench. to get the odor of departed ones.
"Kombo mbenda" - ancestral bench. to get the odor of departed ones.
Object Number 22-2-50/B3470
Display Title "Kombo mbenda" - ancestral bench. to get the odor of departed ones.
Descriptions
Object Description "Kombo mbenda" - ancestral bench. to get the odor of departed ones. When reclining against it. Dog bell to scare off spirits.
Inventory Description Carved wooden board, rectangular with 2 notched corners, 3 perforations.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Furniture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 65 x 28.7 x 2 cm (25 9/16 x 11 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3470

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