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Object Number 22-2-50/B3161
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "polo pek" = vain, useless planning. Square perforation in center = "nothing in it for you"
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, square and circular perforations
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 2.3 x 0.1 cm (1 5/8 x 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3161; 8

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