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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
Materials
Shell, Cloth, Cotton
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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