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Object Number
22-2-50/B3624
Display Title
Loom for weaving raffia - not native. obtained prob. from hausa
Descriptions
Object Description
Loom for weaving raffia - not native. obtained prob. from hausa or made after one seen at Hausa village.
Inventory Description
Loom, wood posts, lightweight, 2 cross- pieces, woven/braided veg fiber panel
Classification
- Loom
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber, Bark
Dimensions
Overall: 132 x 51.2 x 9.1 cm (51 15/16 x 20 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B-3624 & 3624
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