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Object Number 22-2-50/B3127
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scle of pangolin; "sim i lan"; lam = any plant of lily family; sim = village sacred spot where ceremonies are performed
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, circular with four perforations at/near center
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 3 x 3 x 0.1 cm (1 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3127; 4

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