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Object Number 35-31-50/1152
Display Title Woman's "sanitary pad" (bitanel bi manga)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bundle of fibrous material, brownish-red.
Classification
  • Floral
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 11.3 x 4.5 x 1 cm (4 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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