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Native made chisel without handle - rare and old - used for hollowing out call d
Native made chisel without handle - rare and old - used for hollowing out call d
Object Number 37-32-50/2485
Display Title Native made chisel without handle - rare and old - used for hollowing out call d
Descriptions
Object Description Native made chisel without handle - rare and old - used for hollowing out call drums or ntyop (cf. 50/2427)
Inventory Description Chisel, curved iron stem, flattened, flared blade, tied with hide
Classification
  • Chisel
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials Iron, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 9.2 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm (3 5/8 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2485

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