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Bark beater made from elephant's rib
Bark beater made from elephant's rib
Object Number 37-32-50/2488
Display Title Bark beater made from elephant's rib
Descriptions
Inventory Description Beater, large piece of bone, incised, cross-hatched design
Classification
  • Beater
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 7.3 x 2.4 cm (10 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2488

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