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Tusk
Object Number 35-31-50/1204
Display Title Tusk
Descriptions
Object Description Tusk
Inventory Description Horn, twisted with sharp point, worn, accretions of mud or soil (?), flaking
Classification
  • Horn
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 3.9 x 3.1 cm (7 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1204

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