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Object Number 36-56-50/1453
Display Title Round wooden box - "makekes" - used for cooked food or meal
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wooden pot, with liz, rounded base, incised geometric design, pointed handle
Classification
  • Pot
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Barotse
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zambia
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 9.4 x 27 x 27.9 cm (3 11/16 x 10 5/8 x 11 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 36-56-50/1453

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