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Object Number
37-32-50/2414
Display Title
Large ebony pipe - good example of native carving and use of metal
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pipe, carved wood, rifle-shaped, incised, partial metal shaft, broken leather st
Classification
- Pipe
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern: Mbalmayon, vicinity of
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 80 x 9 x 2.3 cm (31 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
37-32-50/2414
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