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Bamboo salt holder
Object Number 35-31-50/1141
Display Title Bamboo salt holder
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, carved bamboo, cylindrical, stopper in top
Classification
  • Box
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 6.6 x 6.5 cm (9 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1141

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