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Object Number 22-2-50/B3288
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "u tehe jam li mu li tabe jon" you see a thing which belongs to another - it is not yours
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, serrated, pointed
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 1.7 x 0.1 cm (13/16 x 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3288; 8

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