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"Ikona" or "hikono" set up in pairs in n.e. basa. 1 board = male
"Ikona" or "hikono" set up in pairs in n.e. basa. 1 board = male
Object Number 22-2-50/B3469
Display Title "Ikona" or "hikono" set up in pairs in n.e. basa. 1 board = male
Descriptions
Object Description "Ikona" or "hikono" set up in pairs in n.e. basa. 1 board = male, 1; 1 = female. Seat at base = man and wife seat selves - ceremony performed to insure fruitfulness etc. also cure headaches.
Inventory Description Carved wooden boards, perforated, ends notched to fit together.
Classification
  • Furniture
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 87.3 x 15.9 x 1.6 cm (34 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object B3469

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