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Carved ebony plaque
Object Number 37-126-50/3262
Display Title Carved ebony plaque
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, wood plaque, engraved village scene, tree, child, rooster and 2 women
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Pigment?
Dimensions Overall: 49.5 x 16.8 x 1 cm (19 1/2 x 6 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-126-50/3262

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