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Worked stick
Object Number 26-1-50/B4281
Display Title Worked stick
Descriptions
Inventory Description Steak, roughly carved wood, white paint, wood is highly porous
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 41.5 x 4.7 x 4.4 cm (16 5/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-4281

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