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Object Number 2000.30.30.1.1
Display Title Mongongo nut
Descriptions
Object Description Mongongo nut
Inventory Description Raw material, floral, Mongongo nut
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert; Africa, Southern
Materials Nut
Quantity 1

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