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Object Number
49-14-50/8027
Display Title
Large wooden bee hive - dug out. Chambi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Chambi
Inventory Description
Wooden container, carved wood log, cut lengthwise, metal nails, fiber ties.
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 88 x 28 x 15 cm (34 5/8 x 11 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
49-14-50/8027
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| ||
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| ||
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| |
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