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Object Number 34-49-50/296
Display Title Basketry purse
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven fiber purse, cylindrical, 2-toned, zig-zag design, bark handle.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Purse
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Materials Fiber, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 13.5 x 9 x 8.3 cm (5 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-49-50/296

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