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Object Number
37-126-50/3260
Display Title
Carved ebony plaque
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carving, wood plaque, engraved/incised hunting scene, slightly cracked
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood, Pigment?
Dimensions
Overall: 49.8 x 17 x 1 cm (19 5/8 x 6 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-126-50/3260
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-126-50/3261 | Carved ebony plaque |
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|
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Comb
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| |
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| |
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Staff
|
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| |
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Staff
|
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