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Object Number
22-2-50/B3635
Display Title
Basket-work pouch worn suspended from neck, generally containing +
Descriptions
Object Description
Basket-work pouch worn suspended from neck, generally containing "medicines" and charms
Inventory Description
Pouch, woven fiber, dark brown, small, twisted fiber handle, broken
Classification
- Pouch
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 9.4 x 1.9 cm (3 7/16 x 3 11/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
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