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Object Number 22-2-50/B3129
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "sol" = a short, coarse grass generally growing on soil over large rocks.
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, 1 end circular and perforated, other long serrated
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 1.7 x 0.1 cm (1 9/16 x 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3129; 6

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