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29-59-153

From: Angola

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-59-153
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Masongo | Kimbundu
Provenience Angola
Section African
Materials Bamboo | Brass | Fiber
Technique Incised
Description

Bamboo; painted, incised decoration; studded with nails; gourd stopper in bottom; top stopper wrapped with cloth and attached to cord. Carried in the belt.

Length 14.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927
Other Number Mercer unknown - Old Museum Number | 360 - Collector Number

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