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Object Number
39-32-50/3420
Display Title
Double basket rattle used in um cult
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nkol um nyo & maum ma nya
Inventory Description
Rattle, basketry, double-lobed withstrap handle, feather decoration
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Cameroon, South
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 10.4 x 8.1 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-32-50/3420
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1937-1939 - 1939)
Donor
George Schwab
(1937-1939 - 1939)
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