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Object Number 35-31-50/1257E
Display Title Large flat nut, split in halves, filled with medicine
Descriptions
Inventory Description Nut, split in half
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Nut
Dimensions Overall: 6.5 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm (2 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 35-31-50/1257E

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