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Object Number 18-21-50/B2093
Display Title Fetish to insure health and good luck
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, piece of horn and wood, perforated, attached with fiber string.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern; Metat, near
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm (2 7/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 18-21-50/B2093

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