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Object Number 37-32-50/2512
Display Title Gourd used in giving an enema
Descriptions
Inventory Description Container, gourd, perforated
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 10.7 x 5.8 x 5.6 cm (4 3/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2512

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