Piece of turtle shell

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Object Number 35-31-50/1257K

Display Title Piece of turtle shell

Descriptions

Inventory Description Turtle shell, fragment

Classification

Faunal
Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Basa
Basa

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Cameroon

Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern

Materials Turtle shell

Dimensions Overall: 4.4 x 3.6 x 0.3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 1/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 35-31-50/1257K

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