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Object Number
22-2-50/B3104
Display Title
Divining outfit: carved pieces of bark
Descriptions
Object Description
Divining outfit: carved pieces of bark
Inventory Description
Charm, carved wood, 2 pieces, notched at both ends, part of divining outfit
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 3.6 x 2.1 x 0.6 cm (1 7/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
22.2.50 / B3104
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3366 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3379 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3345 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3110 | Divining outfit: piece of bark |
Bark
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3106 | Divining outfit: pieces of skull of scale-tailed squirrel |
Faunal
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3150 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3176 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3227 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "ite kul" = piece of tortoise shell |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3174 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3234 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3378 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3139 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "giviha bi maliga" = tears of truth |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|