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Object Number
22-2-50/B3149
Display Title
Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description
Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "gwya biyon" = clearing where ground is covered with small trees incisions in narrow 1/2 = paths leading clearing = a market place those in wide 1/2 = leaves.
Inventory Description
Charm, worked Pangolin scale, V-notched all around edge
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Pangolin scale
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 2.3 x 0.1 cm (1 9/16 x 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B-3149; 2
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3143 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3159 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3301 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "makanda"=the parting of the paths (ways) |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3214 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3370 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3209 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3314 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3232 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3296 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3155 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3127 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3130 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|