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Object Number 30-66-50/H1365.1
Display Title Mutowo (medicine)
Descriptions
Object Description Mutowo, medicine for divination with bowl
Inventory Description Bag of ground fiber powder, reddish-brown
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wanyamwezi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Materials Plant
Dimensions Overall: 3.6 x 10 x 0.8 cm (1 7/16 x 3 15/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1 bag

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