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Object Number 48-36-50/7296
Display Title Wooden bowl with handle, bunga's ceremonial feast bowl from which he ate with his peers
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden bowl with handle, bunga's ceremonial feast bowl from which he ate with his peers
Inventory Description Carved wood bowl, round bowl, perforated pointed handle with brass studs
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 36.1 x 19 x 11.5 cm (14 3/16 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-36-50/7296
Provenance
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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