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Object Number
98-3-50/51341
Display Title
Nkassa wood, used for poisoning witches
Descriptions
Object Description
Nkassa wood
Inventory Description
Unclassified tool, portion of log split in half, black pigment?, cracked
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Congo River
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 7.9 x 4.3 cm (5 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
98-3-50/51341
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