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Object Number 37-32-50/2455
Display Title Ceremonial dance wand of reed - used in dance recently invented
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, reed stick with spiral banding, fiber tassels at ends
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mvokenyenga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Akonolinga, region of; Nlong River, S side of
Materials Reed, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 58 x 8 x 7 cm (22 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2455

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