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Object Number
35-31-50/1304
Display Title
Wooden mortar
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Mortar, carved wood, pedestal base, diamond-shape with 2 peaked handles
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Njem
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood, Stain
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 39 x 23.4 cm (10 1/4 x 15 3/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-31-50/1304
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