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Object Number
22-2-50/B3105
Display Title
Divining outfit: one-half lower jaw of civet cat
Descriptions
Object Description
Divining outfit: one-half lower jaw of civet cat
Inventory Description
Bone and teeth, portion of lower jaw bone of mammal with teeth, some loose
Classification
- Faunal
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Animal bone, Animal tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 2.6 x 0.6 cm (2 3/4 x 1 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
B-3105
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