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Object Number 22-2-50/B3607
Display Title Wooden paddle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Paddle, carved wood, ovate pointed blade, cylindrical handle, cut in half
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Malimba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 86 x 19.2 x 3.4 cm (33 7/8 x 7 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 22-2-50/B3607 & B3607

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