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Object Number 26-1-50/B4280
Display Title Piece of wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Piece of wood, cut
Classification
  • Floral
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 10.1 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm (4 x 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 26-1-50/B4280

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