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Object Number 22-2-50/B3195
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "mbal" = feet; "ma nemb" = one who constantly comes to you.
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, serrated and deeply notched
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 2.6 x 1.8 x 0.1 cm (1 x 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3195; 1

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