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Object Number 20-29-50/B2203.1
Display Title Ivory war horns
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn, tusk, diamond shaped mouthpiece, metal loop, faceted, brass bound rim
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Fang
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Dimensions Overall: 59 x 7.4 x 6.6 cm (23 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20-29-50/B-2203.1

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