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Object Number 22-2-50/B3174
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "pom paga" = hew a paddle shaped piece of wood as a charm against evil spirits.
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, 1 end pointed, square and triangular perforations
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 2 x 0.1 cm (1 13/16 x 13/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3174; 1

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