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Object Number 22-2-50/B3048
Display Title Divining object, lily bulb
Descriptions
Object Description Divining object, lily bulb, all plants of lily family very powerful for good or evil influence
Inventory Description Bulb, remains of long, brown-white bulb, part of divining outfit
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Bulb
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 4 x 1.2 cm (5 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3048

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