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Object Number
26-1-50/B4277
Display Title
Amulet - hooked stick to catch evil influences
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Charm, twisted fiber cord wrapped stick
Classification
- Charm
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 2 x 1.4 cm (3 1/4 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B4277
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-1-50/B4279.2 | "Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 26-1-50/B4279.1 | "Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences |
Charm
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3595 | Woman's wooden bracelet - anti-evil influence |
Bracelet
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3156 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "dikopa" = two hooked sticks = "we" |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3463 | "Medicines" to ward off evil see #B3419 |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3293 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "nonga nam mabe"=a sucession of evils |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3348 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 33-32-70/99 | Stick to catch eel |
Fishing and trapping
|
Nauru Island
| |
| 22-2-50/B2993 | Amulet |
Charm
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 14-4-30/85969 | Wairuru, amulet against "evil mind" |
Seed
|
Peru
| |
| 04-19-70/63251 | Charms to drive away evil spirits |
Charm
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 04-19-70/63252 | Charms to drive away evil spirits |
Charm
|
Borneo
Borneo |