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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3355 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3127 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Divining outfit
| 22-2-50/B3360 | Divining outfit |
Cameroon
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Divining outfit
| 22-2-50/B3358 | Divining outfit |
Cameroon
| ||
| 74-8-10/7592 | Roasted camas bulbs. |
Floral
|
United States
| |
| 09-8-10/75041 | Bulbs eaten green or dried and ground to flour, a brown skin has been rubbed off |
Floral
|
North America
| |
| 08-4-10/72829 | Basket with lily pattern. Cornmeal embedded in it |
Basket
|
United States
| |
| 2004.24.6727 | Boy standing near ceremonial circle |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13920B | Lily plant to protect town from spirits |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13920A | Lily plant to protect town from spirits |
Cameroon
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3131 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3359 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|