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Honey box
Object Number 32-61-50/B5186
Display Title Honey box
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden box, cylindrical, perforated lug handles with twisted fiber ties.
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Merina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Madagascar
Materials Wood, Fiber, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 32.1 x 22 x 14.5 cm (12 5/8 x 8 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-61-50/B5186; 184742-2

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