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Object Number 98-3-50/51299
Display Title Carved root
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, wood, perforated, worn, evidence of previous insect damage
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 5.5 x 4.9 cm (7 7/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51299

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