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Object Number 35-31-50/1185
Display Title Stones axes and lily leaf for ceremonial bathing
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone axes, triangular with single edge.
Classification
  • Axe
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.4 x 7.1 x 2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 35-31-50/1185

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