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Object Number 49-14-50/7765
Display Title 6 small bearers' head pads. Nkata
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Nkata
Inventory Description Head pad, ring shaped, leaf wrapped vegetable fiber
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 12.9 x 3.2 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 49-14-50/7765

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