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Object Number
39-64-50/3443
Display Title
Ombutesa, snuff box, bamboo with incised design
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ombutesa
Inventory Description
Box, carved wood, incised, banded, geo design, lid with leather strap attached
Classification
- Box
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benguela Highlands
Materials
Wood, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 8.8 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm (3 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-64-50/3443
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