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Object Number 39-32-50/3411
Display Title Phial containing cecelians - possibly edible
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ants or termites?, stored in sealed glass vial
Classification
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa; Sakbayeme; Edea
Materials Insect
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm (3 1/16 x 1 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1 vial
Label on object 39-32-50/3411; #4 / Possibly edible

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