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Handle of gourd vessel
Object Number 35-31-50/1261H
Display Title Handle of gourd vessel
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, gourd handle, perforated, incised, hollow
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm (4 15/16 x 13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1261H
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Gifts for Special Uses Fund, 1935

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