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Oval wooden box - "makeke" - used for cooked food or meal
Oval wooden box - "makeke" - used for cooked food or meal
Object Number 36-56-50/1454
Display Title Oval wooden box - "makeke" - used for cooked food or meal
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, lidded oval, rounded, carved spotted cat figurine handle, notched end
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Barotse
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zambia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 17.8 x 39.3 x 25.8 cm (7 x 15 1/2 x 10 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-56-50/1454

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