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Object Number
22-2-50/B3475
Display Title
Doctor's charm pouch and pangolin scales
Descriptions
Object Description
Doctor's charm pouch and pangolin scales which make up the charm pouch. The charms are to insure sucess of his remedies and treatments "mbot matipla"
Inventory Description
Pouch, medicine bundle, hide w/ some fur attached, sewed side seams, twisted clo
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Hide, Fur, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 15.3 x 5.1 cm (5 7/8 x 6 x 2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B3475
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