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Buffalo Horn (Ndu Nyet), heirloom in a Bamun family
Buffalo Horn (Ndu Nyet), heirloom in a Bamun family
Object Number 2004.24.24198A
Display Title Buffalo Horn (Ndu Nyet), heirloom in a Bamun family
Descriptions
Keywords
  • Studio
  • Ethnographic
  • Music and Sound Communication
Subject
  • Horn
  • Drinking
  • Buffalo
Department Photographic
Date 1965
Artist Joya Hairs
Culture
  • Mum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Highlands
Materials Negative, 35mm
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

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Buffalo Horn (Ndu Nyet), heirloom in a Bamun family
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