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Object Number 35-31-50/1282
Display Title Bracelet of dry plantain fibres (njate)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bracelet, fiber bundle, wrapped with fibe
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 12.3 x 3.5 cm (4 15/16 x 4 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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