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Object Number
49-14-50/8400
Display Title
Section of palm leaf, raw material for porridge paddle. Chinkwamba
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Palm segment, cut at both ends
Classification
- Plant fiber
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
- Chewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Nchisi Mountain
Materials
Palm leaf
Dimensions
Overall: 86.9 x 4.7 x 2.1 cm (34 3/16 x 1 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8400
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