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Object Number 22-2-50/B2921.1
Display Title Carved paddles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood paddles, carved open-mouthed reptile 1 end, incised/cutout goe. deco
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sierra Leone / <State> / <County> / Freetown
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 144 x 12.2 x 2.4 cm (56 11/16 x 4 13/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 22-2-50/B2921.1 & B\2921
Provenance
Collector George Schwab (1922 - 1922)

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