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Object Number
35-31-50/1194
Display Title
Fragments of bark used in ceremonial bathings, "blessings", etc.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bark pieces
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bark
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Bark
Dimensions
Overall: 10.4 x 2.6 x 0.2 cm (4 1/8 x 1 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
35-31-50/1194
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