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Wooden horns
Object Number 98-3-50/51311.1
Display Title Wooden horns
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn, carved wood, hollowed, wide end wrapped with bark strips
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River?
Materials Wood, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 26.1 x 3.9 x 3.8 cm (10 1/4 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
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