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Object Number 49-14-50/8383
Display Title Branch from shrub from which string is made for fishing nets. Tingo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tingo
Inventory Description Twig fragments, fuzzy withered leaves attached
Classification
  • Wood
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yao
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Dimensions Overall: 14.6 x 16.5 x 4.8 cm (5 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 49-14-50/8383

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