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Object Number 47-44-50/6156
Display Title Piece of chalu bark which is used to beat the bark blanket
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cylinder of rolled bark
Classification
  • Bark
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 108.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm (42 11/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6156

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