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Object Number
40-24-50/5053
Display Title
Wooden oracle board ("iwa") - 2 short legs, one long leg, knobbed cover
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wood object, 2 feet, slanting handle, knobbed lid, pigment?
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura, near
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 8.8 x 15.9 x 5.4 cm (3 7/16 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
40-24-50/5053
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