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Object Number
22-2-50/B3461
Display Title
"Medicines" to ward off evil
Descriptions
Object Description
"Medicines" to ward off evil (black spots in imitation of leopard's skin to frighten off spirits
Inventory Description
Carved wooden ornament, 2 pieces, 1 with triangular head, painted.
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 54 x 7.4 x 1.3 cm (21 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
22-2-50/B3461; B3461
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