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Object Number
22-2-50/B3480
Display Title
Knot - "pal ngolou" see B3442-51 for other knots
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Unclassified tool, strand of vegetable fiber, looped and knotted
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 11.9 x 10.2 x 1.1 cm (4 11/16 x 4 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B-3480
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3449 | Knot "etin" a tying, see B3425 |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3446 | Knot "jis li hot" knot of the net |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3326 | Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "nsinga"=rope knots=tyings |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 29-20-10/97419 | String showing knots |
Cordage
|
Cave
| |
| 22-2-50/B3447 | Knot "nten ki lemb en" |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 30-24-10/A7259 | Yucca leaf knots |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Kelley Cave
| |
| 51-60-50/8784 | 4 samples of knots - used for snares, nets (made on commercial twine) |
Snare
|
Africa
| |
| 27-11-10/96641 | Fiber knots |
Fiber
|
Ceremonial Cave
| |
| 28-3-10/96692 | Fiber knots |
Fiber
|
Ceremonial Cave
| |
| 40-100-10/24431 | Short pieces of cordage - knots |
Fiber
|
Alpine 2:4
| |
| 22-2-50/B3443 | Knot, "nsute" |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3450 | Knot "mbamaga" |
Tools
|
Cameroon
|