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Object Number 35-31-50/1261C
Display Title Gourd stopper with cord
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, gourd container, small, round body, twisted fiber cord stopper
Classification
  • Charm
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm (3 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1261C
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Gifts for Special Uses Fund, 1935

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