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Object Number 49-14-50/8401
Display Title Section of palm leaf, raw material for porridge paddle. Chinkwamba
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stalk segment, cut at both ends, curved
Classification
  • Wood
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Chewa
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Nchisi Mountain
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 104.8 x 6.3 x 2.3 cm (41 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8401

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