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Object Number
35-31-50/1171
Display Title
Strip of leopard skin (nkai nje)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Leopard fur covered skin, perforated slits at one end, coiled
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Animal hide
Dimensions
Overall: 11.6 x 11.1 x 7.5 cm (4 9/16 x 4 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-31-50/1171
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