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Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; your palaver will come to nought
Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; your palaver will come to nought
Object Number 22-2-50/B3120
Display Title Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; your palaver will come to nought
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; your palaver will come to nought "muet a obah je"
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, circular perforations, traces of white pigment
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Pangolin scale, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 2.4 x 0.1 cm (1 7/8 x 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3120; 6

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