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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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