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Object Number
22-2-50/B3473
Display Title
Basket work rattle used in "um" cult ceremonies and dances "nko li um"
Descriptions
Object Description
Basket work rattle used in "um" cult ceremonies and dances "nko li um"
Inventory Description
Rattle, basketry, rectagular woven bark basket with loop handle, worn near base
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Bark, Seed?, Stone?
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 10.4 x 5.1 cm (10 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B-3473
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1922 - 1922)
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