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Object Number
49-14-50/7929
Display Title
Mussel shell pot cleaner, Kokombi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kokombi
Inventory Description
Mussel shell, stained brown, 1 perfora- tion, resinous lump on interior edge
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Mussel
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 3.5 x 1.1 cm (3 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/7929
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