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Object Number
21-28-50/B2827
Display Title
Fetish, suspended from roof of hut inside to protect the house
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Charm, bundle of reeds, sticks, feathers, hide, wrapped in reed and fibre bindin
Classification
- Raw Material
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Reed, Wood, Feather, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 7.8 x 7.8 cm (6 11/16 x 3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B2827
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