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Object Number 31-22-50/B5019
Display Title Native torch
Descriptions
Inventory Description Torch, corn husk wrapping, clear, resinous subtstance - interior
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Luba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Belgian Congo
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm (13 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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