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Object Number 35-31-50/1257N
Display Title Part of flat nut shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Nutshell, flat
Classification
  • Floral
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Nutshell
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 3.4 x 0.6 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1257N

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