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Object Number 40-24-50/5054
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, cord, pigmented?
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura, near
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 16.8 x 6.3 cm (4 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/5054

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