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Object Number 35-31-50/1257F
Display Title Nut, large, split
Descriptions
Object Description Nut, large, split
Inventory Description Nut, large, split
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Nut
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm (2 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1257F

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