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Fly brush
Object Number 21-28-50/B2754
Display Title Fly brush
Descriptions
Inventory Description Brush, loose fiber bundle tied with fiber cord at one end, zig-zag pattern
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Brush
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 44.5 x 5.3 x 5.1 cm (17 1/2 x 2 1/16 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 21-28-50/B2754

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