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Object Number 22-2-50/B3327
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "mut a heigel we pek nem"" = someone is planning in his heart about you - good or evil - according to question asked
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, 2 chevron-shaped perf's, 2 V-notches at one end
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm (1 3/8 x 13/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3327; 3

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