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Object Number
22-2-50/B3267
Display Title
Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description
Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "mut peh mbai" = a man who has only part of his village left. Had more people but they died.
Inventory Description
Charm, worked Pangolin scale, 2 scales attached by vegetable fiber, worn
Classification
- Jewelry
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Pangolin scale, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 2 x 1.9 cm (1 5/16 x 13/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B-3267; 3
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3332 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3276 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3296 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3150 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3289 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3154 | Divining outfit: |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3268 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "mgiveleg mut" = circumcised man |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3287 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3286 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "mut pom muda"=a man with only one wife |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3207 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3379 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3342 | Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "mut o mlek"=person whose bowls are stopped up. |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|