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Object Number
39-64-50/3451
Display Title
Soma ndumbu, knobkerrie or ohunya, belonged to king (soma) ndumbu and symbolical
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Soma ndumbu, knobkerrie or Ohunya
Object Description
Soma ndumbu, knobkerrie or ohunya, belonged to king (soma) ndumbu and symbolically is he - of wood
Inventory Description
Club, wooden, ball end has incised decoration
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benguela Highlands
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 7.1 x 52.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 20 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-64-50/3451
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