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Object Number 22-2-50/B3275
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "monga mem ma lam" = continual good fortune - variation of #3192.
Inventory Description Charm, 2 work'd Pangolin scales tied w/veg fib. and partially overlap, V-notches
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 1.9 x 0.4 cm (1 13/16 x 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3275; 4

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