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Object Number
22-2-50/B3476
Display Title
Charm to insure crop success.
Descriptions
Object Description
Charm to insure crop success. taken from yam field just after plantingin N.E. Basa land
Inventory Description
Medicine bundle, worked sticks, wrapped with veg fiber, leaves, feather, pigment
Classification
- Medicine bundle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Dimensions
Overall: 23.4 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm (9 3/16 x 1 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B-3476
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.6909E | Medicine to insure success |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6909D | Medicine to insure against evil crossing street, leaves laid out in line to hut |
Cameroon
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3468 | "Jele njek" charm attached to hut facade to insure prosperity, cure |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3475.2 | Medicine bundle contents, wood pegs & shell w/ veg. fiber stuffed inside; etc. |
Medicine bundle
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.29.11773 | Elephant teeth used as medicine |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11761 | Njeb - "medicine" to insure against death |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.6909A | Medicine place in clearing |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6909C | Medicine against illness |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6909B | Medicine against death |
Cameroon
| ||
| 18-21-50/B2093 | Fetish to insure health and good luck |
Charm
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3486 | Bundle of household charms |
Raw Material
Medicine bundle |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3475 | Doctor's charm pouch and pangolin scales |
Pouch
|
Cameroon
|