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Object Number 39-32-50/3431
Display Title Lom seed pods - ko cult objects - resembling vagina
Descriptions
Inventory Description Seed pods, ovate, hollow, wide split opening, 1 chipped, interior dirt
Classification
  • Seed
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Cameroon, South
Materials Seed pod
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 8 x 6.2 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 39-32-50/3431

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