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Object Number
22-2-50/B3155
Display Title
Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description
Divining outfit: scales of pangolin; "yig muda" = a "left" woman a widow - no incision at broad end of stick, she has no mouth, no one to speak to her = a widow.
Inventory Description
Charm, worked Pangolin scales, notched, round and triangular perforations
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Pangolin scale, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 x 2.4 x 0.1 cm (1 1/2 x 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
B-3155; 2; 3; 8.
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3134 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3272 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3266 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "muda jem" = pregnant woman |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3224 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3136 | Divining outfit: scales of pangolin; "muda a ngi gwal" |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3119 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "ntembek u muda" |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3125 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; woman planning to run away |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3143 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3269 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3235 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3265 | Divining outfit: scales of pangolin; "mongoe" |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3314 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|