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Object Number
35-31-50/1255A
Display Title
Fragment of clam shell with medicine inside
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Charm, shell fragment, burnt section
Classification
- Charm
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 4.9 x 4 x 0.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-31-50/1255A
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3475.2 | Medicine bundle contents, wood pegs & shell w/ veg. fiber stuffed inside; etc. |
Medicine bundle
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1255N | Half a nut shell, rough, filled with medicine |
Charm
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1255O | Half a nut shell, rough, filled with medicine |
Charm
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 83-40-10/31413 | Clam shells and fragments |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
| |
| 30-2-50/B4939 | Medicine man's outfit |
Charm
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 987-22-10/107304 | White shell fragment, likely clam shell, heavily degraded |
Fragment
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 35-31-50/1186 | Half a clam's shell for divining |
Raw Material
Shell |
Cameroon
| |
| 992-9-10/103516 | Shell fragments, 5 oyster fragments, rest clam fragments |
Fragment
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 992-9-10/103599.1 | Shell fragments, 2 clam fragments |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 22-2-50/B3060 | Divining objects, "clam" shells |
Raw Material
Shell |
Cameroon
| |
| 67-1-10/40205.1 | Shells of clam |
Shell
|
Shell heap
| |
| 84-73-10/37427.2 | Clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
South Shell heap
|