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Bundle of 77 gambling chips - carved from a section of a nut
Bundle of 77 gambling chips - carved from a section of a nut
Object Number 37-32-50/2526
Display Title Bundle of 77 gambling chips - carved from a section of a nut
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved seed piece, incised, polished, faunal and geometric motif
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials Nutshell
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 2.3 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 79
Label on object 37-32-50/2526

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