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Knot, "nsute"
Object Number 22-2-50/B3443
Display Title Knot, "nsute"
Descriptions
Object Description Knot, "nsute"
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, 2 strands of vegetable fiber, knotted together
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 35 x 6.3 x 0.9 cm (13 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B-3443

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