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"Tongot" - a bird cage, a miniature of a crude basket used for carrying food, et
"Tongot" - a bird cage, a miniature of a crude basket used for carrying food, et
Object Number 25-37-50/B3819
Display Title "Tongot" - a bird cage, a miniature of a crude basket used for carrying food, et
Descriptions
Object Description "Tongot" - a bird cage, a miniature of a crude basket used for carrying food, etc..
Inventory Description Container, woven fiber, open weave base, coiled side, reed and fiber lid, strap
Classification
  • Container
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Materials Fiber, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 10.4 x 10.2 cm (2 13/16 x 4 1/8 x 4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3819

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