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Object Number
22-2-50/B3431
Display Title
Pith frames for holding raffia frond strips
Descriptions
Object Description
Pith frames for holding raffia frond strips while raffia leaves are bent and sewed around them to make roof mats.
Inventory Description
Tool, wooden implement, wood frame with sticks in triangular pattern, plus stick
Classification
- Tools
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 10.5 x 3.3 cm (14 3/8 x 4 1/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
B3431
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