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Object Number
22-2-50/B3450
Display Title
Knot "mbamaga"
Descriptions
Object Description
Knot "mbamaga"
Inventory Description
Unclassified tool, 2 strands of vegetable fiber, knotted at one end
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 2.6 x 0.9 cm (9 5/8 x 1 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B3450; [22-2-50/B-3443]
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3443 | Knot, "nsute" |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3446 | Knot "jis li hot" knot of the net |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3480 | Knot - "pal ngolou" see B3442-51 for other knots |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3445 | Knot "hibas" |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3447 | Knot "nten ki lemb en" |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3449 | Knot "etin" a tying, see B3425 |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3442 | Knot; for tying domestic animals = iho nko; when used on traps =labenda |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3448 | Knot "mbone huandi" and stick |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2003.1.1000 | Sling?, 2 double coils of veg fiber connected to braided tie, other end knot |
Tools
| ||
| 2002.1.470 | Cords; veg. fiber cordage bundle; loosely twisted; knot at one end |
Cords
|
Africa?
| |
| 30-24-10/A7259 | Yucca leaf knots |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Kelley Cave
| |
| 22-2-50/B3326 | Divining outfit: pangolin scale; "nsinga"=rope knots=tyings |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|