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Object Number 22-2-50/B3154
Display Title Divining outfit:
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "mut a tam jam nem" = persons (female) who carry envy. Believes she is going to get this thing.
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, perforated, veg fiber piece inserted into 2 perfo
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 2.6 x 1.8 x 0.3 cm (1 x 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3154; 1

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