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Object Number 35-31-50/1306
Display Title Wooden mortar (ntobo)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wood bowl, hollowed cylinder, perforated keyhole-shaped base, split
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 58.6 x 25.4 x 22.2 cm (23 1/16 x 10 x 8 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1306

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