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Object Number 22-2-50/B3496
Display Title Gourd drinking bowl for drinking guinea corn beer
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bowl, gourd, incised geometric designs, perforated, glass bead loop decor
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Beti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 x 18.8 x 13.6 cm (3 3/4 x 7 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3496; Becinga

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