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Object Number 22-2-50/B3205
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "ntu mjok bo" = fruit of ntu mjok tree, which has sprung open. Get one as and use in medicine.
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, notched and perforated
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 3.8 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm (1 1/2 x 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3205; 5

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