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Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "ko" = white clay, probably kaolin - was this
Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "ko" = white clay, probably kaolin - was this
Object Number 22-2-50/B3353
Display Title Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "ko" = white clay, probably kaolin - was this
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, 3 notches, 1perforation, traces of white pigment
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Pangolin scale, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 3.2 x 2.3 x 0.2 cm (1 1/4 x 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3353; 5

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