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Wooden mortar
Object Number 35-31-50/1307
Display Title Wooden mortar
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wood container, trapezoidal, squared interior, curved handles at base
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 19.4 x 49 x 20 cm (7 5/8 x 19 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50\1307

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