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Feathers - part of the outfit of the mvet player, nos. 50.2433-2438)
Feathers - part of the outfit of the mvet player, nos. 50.2433-2438)
Object Number 37-32-50/2432
Display Title Feathers - part of the outfit of the mvet player, nos. 50.2433-2438)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Feathers, blue, black, and yellow, tied together withcotton string
Classification
  • Feather
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Mbalmayon, vicinity of
Materials Feather, Cotton string
Dimensions Overall: 37.3 x 7.7 x 0.5 cm (14 11/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 20
Label on object 37-32-50/2432

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