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Object Number
22-2-50/B3133
Display Title
Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description
Divining outfit: scales of pangolin; "bek wo tol" = put your hand on your chest. Basa do this when particularly pleased with themselves - also called "Kalebaka"
Inventory Description
Charm, worked Pangolin scales, perforated, notched, one w. veg fiber attached,
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Pangolin scale, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 2.2 x 0.5 cm (1 3/4 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
B-3133; 2
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3182 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3334 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3383 | Divining outfit: pangolin scales |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3305 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3226 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3189 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3300 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3303 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3180 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3377 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3120 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; your palaver will come to nought |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3240 | Divining object |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|