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Object Number
21-28-50/B2756
Display Title
Wreath of shells
Descriptions
Object Description
Wreath of plant fiber and shells, for women only
Inventory Description
Headband, ring of bundled vegetable fiber tied with white pigmented shells
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 x 20 x 20 cm (1 5/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
21-28-50/B2756; B/2756
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