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Object Number 35-31-50/1261E
Display Title Double gourd
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, gourd container, bulbous, paper stopper, fiber cord around gourd
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 12.8 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm (5 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1261E
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Gifts for Special Uses Fund, 1935

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