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Object Number
22-2-50/B3493
Display Title
Ceremonial object of "um" cult
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, fiber, ring-shaped, wound and braided.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ngod Bi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 10.8 x 3.9 cm (4 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B3493
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3017 | Cult drum. "Ngena um" used in um cult ceremonies |
Percussion
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3473 | Basket work rattle used in "um" cult ceremonies and dances "nko li um" |
Percussion
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1175 | Stick of the "um" cult (women's) (Nton um) |
Medicine bundle
|
Cameroon
| |
| 39-32-50/3423 | Single basket rattle used in um cult |
Percussion
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 39-32-50/3422 | Single basket rattle used in um cult |
Percussion
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 39-32-50/3420 | Double basket rattle used in um cult |
Percussion
|
Cameroon
| |
| 39-32-50/3421 | Double basket rattle used in um cult |
Musical
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3630 | Resin for applying to "um" cult drum, see B3017 |
Resin
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.24.13826 | Ko Cult (Midwive's cult) ceremonial items |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13827.1 | Nge Cult ceremonial items |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13827.2 | Nge Cult ceremonial items |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13827.3 | Nge Cult ceremonial items |
Cameroon
|