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Object Number
40-24-50/4971
Display Title
"Makama" oracle - 2 cone-shaped pieces of wood
Descriptions
Object Description
"Makama" oracle - 2 cone-shaped pieces of wood, one hollowed so that the other fits into it
Inventory Description
Carved wooden implements, conical, hollow, 1 fits inside the other.
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mberidi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Abu Satta Hills; north of Tambura
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 3.2 x 3.3 cm (6 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
40-24-50/4971
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