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Fishhooks made from porcupine quills - strung on wooden ladder-like carrier
Fishhooks made from porcupine quills - strung on wooden ladder-like carrier
Object Number 37-32-50/2476
Display Title Fishhooks made from porcupine quills - strung on wooden ladder-like carrier
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fishhooks, hooks made of quills attached to wooden carrying device
Classification
  • Fishhook
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials Wood, Porcupine quill
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm (8 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2476

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