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Object Number
22-2-50/B3383
Display Title
Divining outfit: pangolin scales
Descriptions
Object Description
Divining outfit: pangolin scales; "mahop ma lam" = good affairs - your affairs will turn out well
Inventory Description
Charm, worked Pangolin scales, V-shaped notches, 1 perforated
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Pangolin scale, Pigment?
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 x 2.5 x 0.1 cm (1 1/2 x 1 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
8
Label on object
B-3383
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3187 | Divining outfit: scales of pangolin; "masae ma lam' = good joys - much joy |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3189 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3275 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3226 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3265 | Divining outfit: scales of pangolin; "mongoe" |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3311 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3271 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3147 | Divining outfit: scales of pangolin: "mo no" = hands clasped on top of head |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3384 | Divining outfit: pangolin scales |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3136 | Divining outfit: scales of pangolin; "muda a ngi gwal" |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3314 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3170 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "mam ma lam" = good things |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|