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Object Number 65-46-50/10840
Display Title Hollow piece of wood with slot in middle (musical instrument?)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Long hollow wooden stick.
Classification
  • Wood
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Angloa; Chileso
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 73.66 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm (29 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-46-50/10840

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