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Object Number
49-14-50/8399
Display Title
4 wood and metal ornaments. Ngeresi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Chewa
Inventory Description
Ornaments, flat carved rectangular wood, punctate metal bands, 3 on cord, 1 lo
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nchenachena
- Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Nchisi Mountain
Materials
Wood, Metal, String
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 3.7 x 0.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
49-14-50/8399
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