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Gourd with fragment of cord
Gourd with fragment of cord
Object Number 35-31-50/1261B
Display Title Gourd with fragment of cord
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, gourd container, small, rounded body, thin neck, fiber stopper
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Gourd, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 5.7 x 5.4 cm (5 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1261B
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Gifts for Special Uses Fund, 1935

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