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Object Number 22-2-50/B3187
Display Title Divining outfit: scales of pangolin; "masae ma lam' = good joys - much joy
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scales, broad endd deeply notched, 1 with white pigment
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 3.7 x 2.2 x 0.1 cm (1 7/16 x 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 13
Label on object B-3187

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