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Object Number
22-2-50/B3478
Display Title
Earring with charms for pendants.
Descriptions
Object Description
Earring with charms for pendants. "njele," "mbunga mao" name for ordinary earrings.
Inventory Description
Earring, metal ring with seed, shell, and fiber ornaments
Classification
- Raw Material
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Metal, Seed, Shell, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 3.9 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (1 9/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B3478
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