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Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "pu we" = decieved you, you have been lied to.
Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "pu we" = decieved you, you have been lied to.
Object Number 22-2-50/B3344
Display Title Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "pu we" = decieved you, you have been lied to.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, worked Pangolin scale, 3 notches, perforation in middle
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Pangolin scale
Dimensions Overall: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.2 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3344; 4

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