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Object Number 37-32-50/2449
Display Title Needle and thread
Descriptions
Inventory Description Needle, metal, perforated head with twisted fiber string
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Needle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Makae
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Akonolinga, region of; Nlong River, S side of
Dimensions Overall: 22.2 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm (8 3/4 x 1/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2449

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