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Object Number
98-3-50/51338
Display Title
"Ngola", African Bar Wood or Camwood
Descriptions
Object Description
Packages of ngola, african bar wood or camwood
Inventory Description
Cylindrical piece of wood wrapped in dry leaves, red pigment at one end, burnt
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Congo River
Materials
Wood, Leaf, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 25.6 x 4.8 x 4.3 cm (10 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
98-3-50/51338
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