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Object Number 22-2-50/B3279
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "njam be" = many evils, bad palavers, all coming to you.
Inventory Description Charm, 2 work'd Pangolin scales tied w/veg fiber at 4 places, perfs, V-notches
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 3.8 x 2.4 x 0.5 cm (1 1/2 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3279; [undetermine number]

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