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Object Number 29-76-50/H1056.1
Display Title Game boards
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden game board, 12 cups, 1 large handle cup, cracked,
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 68 x 15 x 5.5 cm (26 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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