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Object Number
49-14-50/8040
Display Title
3 balls of tobacco
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Tobacco balls, dried tobacco leaves from'd into balls and tied w/veg fiber cord
Classification
- Plant fiber
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Tobacco, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 7.3 x 6.7 cm (3 1/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
49-14-50/8040
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