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Large bundle of medicine wrapped in leaves
Large bundle of medicine wrapped in leaves
Object Number 35-31-50/1261M
Display Title Large bundle of medicine wrapped in leaves
Descriptions
Inventory Description Medicine bundle, dried leaves and fiber wrapped around unknown fiber.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Medicine bundle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Fiber, Leaf
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 10 x 7 cm (7 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 35-31-50/1261M
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Gifts for Special Uses Fund, 1935

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