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Object Number 35-31-50/1345
Display Title Seed pods
Descriptions
Inventory Description Seed pods, large, curled
Classification
  • Floral
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Seed pod
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 14.9 x 11.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 35-31-50/1345

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