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Object Number 22-2-50/B3251
Display Title Divining object
Descriptions
Object Description Divining object: scale of pangolin; "mbon i be" = poison pit which awaits you on the path you take
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, irregular, zig-zag perforation
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 3.6 x 1.7 x 0.1 cm (1 7/16 x 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3251

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