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Object Number 22-2-50/B3166
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "keke yi" or "keki yi" = what time proper to do certain things propitious time.
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, notched sides, circular perforation
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 3.6 x 2 x 0.1 cm (1 7/16 x 13/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3166; 3

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