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Hammer of wood and cow horn for bark cloth. Mwango
Hammer of wood and cow horn for bark cloth. Mwango
Object Number 49-14-50/7986
Display Title Hammer of wood and cow horn for bark cloth. Mwango
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Mwango
Inventory Description Hammer, horn head, flat crosshatched incisions 1 end, hollow, stick handle
Classification
  • Hammer
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Horn, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 22 x 6.2 cm (8 1/16 x 8 11/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/7986

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