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"Sebi" wooden war and call horn
"Sebi" wooden war and call horn
Object Number 22-2-50/B3484
Display Title "Sebi" wooden war and call horn
Descriptions
Object Description "Sebi" wooden war and call horn
Inventory Description Horn, carved wood, perforated lug, 2 metal bands, cup-shaped mouthpiece
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Pigment, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 41.6 x 4.2 x 4 cm (16 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3484

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