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Bull roarer of wood with fibre thongs (mbam um)
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Object Number 35-31-50/1176
Display Title Bull roarer of wood with fibre thongs (mbam um)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden stick with twisted fiber cordage and two wooden objects.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Shaft, modified
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 71 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm (27 15/16 x 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1176

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