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Object Number 22-2-50/B3329
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "pom ipep" = make a thing with which to fan. Suspend wherever indicated for wind to blow it to scare off evil spirits
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scales, geom. shaped - 1 with2 perf's, 1 withsquare perf.
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 x 1.9 x 0.1 cm (1 5/16 x 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object B-33295; 6

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