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Object Number 26-1-50/B4279.1
Display Title "Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences
Descriptions
Object Description "Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences
Inventory Description Charm, small woven fiber container, square with loop handle
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 5.3 x 1.6 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4279
Credit Line Gift of George Schwab, 1926

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