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Object Number 30-2-50/B4907
Display Title Ndu nut (brass whistle) 2 human heads in relief
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whistle, brass, cylindrical, hollow, raised linear designs, human heads in relie
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bamum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, central
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 20.7 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm (8 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-2-50/B4907

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