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Tom tree bark from which njek remedy snuff is made
Tom tree bark from which njek remedy snuff is made
Object Number 35-31-50/1280
Display Title Tom tree bark from which njek remedy snuff is made
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bark fragment, red and brown, ends pointed
Classification
  • Bark
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 13.9 x 3.6 x 1.3 cm (5 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1280

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