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Object Number
22-2-50/B3463
Display Title
"Medicines" to ward off evil see #B3419
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklaces of "medicines" to ward off evil, and beater stick
Inventory Description
Charm, carved wood paddles, various shapes, strung on broken twig
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 3 x 0.4 cm (3 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
9
Label on object
22-2-50/B3463
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