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Object Number 22-2-50/B3627
Display Title Limonite or bog ore
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rocks, brown
Classification
  • Mineral
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 5.4 x 4.7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 7
Label on object B3627

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