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Mizana (from amhara), balance scales, with leather balances, used to weigh cotton
Mizana (from amhara), balance scales, with leather balances, used to weigh cotton
Object Number 973-42-50/11714
Display Title Mizana (from amhara), balance scales, with leather balances, used to weigh cotton
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Mizana
Inventory Description Scale, carved wooden frame, with hanging twisted fiber cord, leather balances
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date 1972
Culture
  • Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia / Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials Wood, Cotton, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 39.5 x 60 x 3.9 cm (15 9/16 x 23 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-42-50/11714

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