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Object Number 22-2-50/B3101
Display Title In detail divinig outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: viper's fang
Inventory Description Fang, probably from poisonous snake, part of divining outfit
Classification
  • Bone
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Snake tooth
Dimensions Overall: 3 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm (1 3/16 x 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3101

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