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Object Number 98-3-50/51505
Display Title Model of Congo hut
Descriptions
Object Description Model of congo hut. Grass/palm model hut is stored in a low-profile/flattened format and as stored is approximately 60 inches long x 40 inches high.
Inventory Description Model of hut, walls of reeds tied with fiber
Classification
  • Building
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River, Lower
Materials Reed, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 152.4 x 101.6 x 15.24 cm (60 x 40 x 6 in.)
Quantity 5

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