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Nkenda - ceremonial frog
Nkenda - ceremonial frog
Object Number 30-2-50/B4948.1
Display Title Nkenda - ceremonial frog
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, carved gourd, perforated, fibenr decorations, twisted fiber string
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, central
Materials Gourd, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 8.1 x 5.9 x 5.6 cm (3 3/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4948

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