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Object Number
22-2-50/B3139
Display Title
Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "giviha bi maliga" = tears of truth
Descriptions
Object Description
Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "giviha bi maliga" = tears of truth - 2 grooves = 2 streams of tears.
Inventory Description
Charm, worked Pangolin scale, V-notches at both ends
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Pangolin scale
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 2.2 x 0.1 cm (1 3/16 x 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B3139; 8
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3340 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3302 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3234 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3123 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3303 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3342 | Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "mut o mlek"=person whose bowls are stopped up. |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3115 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin "bisendel" |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3117 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin, make medicine |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3118 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin, do not eat crabs |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3121 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3122 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3119 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "ntembek u muda" |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|