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Bottle containing bark of the "Garlic tree" (Afrostiyx lepidophylla)
Bottle containing bark of the "Garlic tree" (Afrostiyx lepidophylla)
Object Number 35-31-50/1321
Display Title Bottle containing bark of the "Garlic tree" (Afrostiyx lepidophylla)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bark -short strips, in jar tightly sealed withwax
Classification
  • Bark
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Bulu
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 11.7 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1 jar
Label on object 35-31-50/1321; 6; L S

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