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Object Number 26-1-50/B4278
Display Title "Kul njek" contains piece of tortoise
Descriptions
Object Description "Kul njek" contains piece of tortoise
Inventory Description Charm, cloth bundle tightly wrapped with twisted fiber cord, unknown contents
Classification
  • Charm
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 10.1 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm (4 x 1 7/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of George Schwab, 1926

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