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Object Number 29-4-50/H781
Display Title Iron ore and slag
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mineral, iron fragments
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Azande Abandia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Uele-I-Timbiri District; Bili, near
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 2.3 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm (7/8 x 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 40
Label on object 29-4-50/H781

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