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Object Number
22-2-50/B3237
Display Title
Divining object
Descriptions
Object Description
Divining object: scale of pangolin; "jimp li man mi bot" = a secret among elderly people - each scale = one sex, male and female.
Inventory Description
Charm, worked Pangolin scales, notched, perforated, tied together with veg fiber
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Pangolin scale, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 4.2 x 3.7 x 0.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B-3237; 8
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3224 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3259 | Divining object |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3304 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3151 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3178 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3226 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3281 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3165 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3258 | Divining object: scale of pangolin: "li ko" = boils |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3270 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3264 | Divining object: scale of pangolin; "omok li beh" |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3367 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|