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Object Number
49-14-50/7987
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: 23.2 x 19.8 x 6.6 cm (9 1/8 x 7 13/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/7987
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| 49-14-50/7988 | Hammer of wood and cow horn for bark cloth. Mwango |
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Art 3-D
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Collar
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