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Object Number
21-28-50/B2828
Display Title
Fetish, suspended from roof of hut inside to protect the house
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Charm, bundle of organic matter with twisted fiber cord and feathers around it
Classification
- Raw Material
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 12.9 x 7.8 x 6.9 cm (5 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B2828
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