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Object Number
22-2-50/B3178
Display Title
Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description
Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "jep li n jek" = same as # 3176, but lower and without vine protrubing instead, a vine in form of loop is put around base.
Inventory Description
Charm, worked Pangolin scales, peferforated with vegetable fiber attached
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Pangolin scale, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 2.8 x 0.4 cm (1 9/16 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
B-3178; 4; 6
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3226 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3151 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3320 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3288 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3130 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3274 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3131 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3228 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3133 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3176 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3298 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3231 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|