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Object Number
49-14-50/8189
Display Title
Bearer's raphia head pad. Nkota
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Nkota
Inventory Description
Fiber ring, wrapped with red/ylwithgrn vegetable fiber, some areas frayed
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 19.3 x 18.6 x 4.8 cm (7 5/8 x 7 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8189
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