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Object Number 35-31-50/1212
Display Title 4 snail shell shot and powder containers
Descriptions
Object Description Snail shell shot and powder containers
Inventory Description Bottle, 4 shells, spiral and conical, 1 stuffed w/ blue cloth, 1 w/ cotton wool
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 8.6 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm (3 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 35-31-50/1212

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