Thieves' medicine or charm

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Object Number 21-28-50/B2830

Display Title Thieves' medicine or charm

Descriptions

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Basa?

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Cameroon

Additional Geographic Terms West Africa

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
Image Not Available for Fetish - medicine wrapped around center for guarding field against thieves	27-35-50/B4340	Fetish - medicine wrapped around center for guarding field against thieves		Cameroon
	30-66-50/H1354	Medicine to catch thieves	Floral	Tanzania
	2004.24.23533	Thieves market		Seoul
	40-24-50/4970	Wooden whistles on string - for luck in hunting	Woodwind	Africa
	38-44-10/12857	Umbilical pad--medicine charm in shape of a turtle.	Amulet	North America
Image Not Available for Skin charm- contains medicine	37-32-50/2450	Skin charm- contains medicine		Cameroon
	2004.24.17207	Medicine bundle, leather belt with horn, horn filled with medicine, war charm		Liberia
	34-91-50/515	Cow charm - collar hung with pendants of pyrograved wood, iron and medicine horn	Art 3-D	Kaimosi
	34-91-50/520	Cow charm - collar hung with bits of wood, medicine horns, tusk +	Ornament	Kaimosi
	34-91-50/517	Cow charm - collar hung with knobs of bone, iron rings, nut and medicine horn	Ornament	Kaimosi
Media Restricted	38-44-10/12911	Medicine charm of ermine skin	Raw Material Shaft, modified Pouch	North America
	34-91-50/519	Cow charm - collar hung with wooden knobs, iron rings, medicine horn, tusk and n	Ornament	Kaimosi

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