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Object Number
22-2-50/B3060
Display Title
Divining objects, "clam" shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell
Classification
- Shell
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 x 3.3 x 0.3 cm (2 1/2 x 1 5/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B3060
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3042 | Divining object, fresh water "clam" shell |
Shell
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3043 | Divining objects, shell of ? |
Shell
|
Cameroon
| |
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Shell
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
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Shell
|
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| |
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Shell
|
North America
| |
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Shell
| ||
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Faunal Remain
Sherd |
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| |
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Faunal Remain
|
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| |
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Shell
|
Shell heap
| |
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Shell
|
Shell heap
| |
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Faunal Remain
|
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| |
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Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
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