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Object Number 35-31-50/1117
Display Title Drying rack of wicker work (kanga)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, woven fiber, handle broken off, dark brown pigment
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 26 x 24.5 cm (11 13/16 x 10 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2

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