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Object Number 49-14-50/8447
Display Title Soap in nut shell. Myuka
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Myuka
Inventory Description Partial nut shell, filled with unidentified resin-like substance, veg fiber loop
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
  • Nyungwe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mozambique
Additional Geographic Terms Kasumbadedza; Tete, 5 miles West of
Dimensions Overall: 7.9 x 7.7 x 7.7 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8447

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