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Object Number 22-2-50/B3331
Display Title Divining outfit
Descriptions
Object Description Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "mbon lon" = poisons in the country. Remove at home.
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, 6 knotches - 5 rectangular, 1 V-shaped, perf'n
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 3.4 x 3.1 x 0.1 cm (1 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3331; 7

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