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Object Number 35-31-50/1262
Display Title Basket of gourd containers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven fiber basket, concave base, geometric design.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 20 x 19.5 cm (3 9/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1262

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