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Object Number 35-31-50/1261L
Display Title Bundle of medicine wrapped in leaves
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, bundle of unknown substance wrapped in leaves, tied with fiber
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 6.6 x 5 cm (5 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1261L
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Gifts for Special Uses Fund, 1935

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