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Thirty day calendar. 30 pieces of bamboo strung on strip of bark. Mwezi
Thirty day calendar. 30 pieces of bamboo strung on strip of bark. Mwezi
Object Number 49-14-50/8341
Display Title Thirty day calendar. 30 pieces of bamboo strung on strip of bark. Mwezi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Mwezi
Inventory Description Ornament, fiber string with perforated bamboo tubes strung, some separated.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yao
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials Fiber, Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 11.3 x 1.2 cm (14 3/8 x 4 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 17
Label on object 49-14-50/8341

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