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Object Number 35-31-50/1180
Display Title Lump of clay (mbomnga um)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Clay, hardened lump
Classification
  • Mineral
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Clay
Dimensions Overall: 10.2 x 7.7 x 5.6 cm (4 x 3 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1180

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