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Object Number 35-31-50/1255W
Display Title Woven fabric of root or vine fibre, folded once over top of pot
Descriptions
Inventory Description Textile, woven fiber, dark brown, 3 unfinished sides, holes
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 17.5 x 0.3 cm (7 1/2 x 6 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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