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Object Number 22-2-50/B3309
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "nemb i mona" = same as #3306 except it is in left-handed individual who does it.
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, one side serated, 3 notches, 2 round perf's
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 2.3 x 0.3 cm (1 11/16 x 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3309; 5

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