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Object Number
35-31-50/1165
Display Title
Snail shell (mbon njuhi)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell, conical and spiral, beige, triangular perforation near tip
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 7.5 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm (2 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-31-50/1165; mbon / njuhi
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Shell
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Belt
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| |
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| |
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Ornament
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