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Iron bracelet - njamdi - has medicine imbedded or enclosed in the "hump"
Iron bracelet - njamdi - has medicine imbedded or enclosed in the "hump"
Object Number 37-126-50/3214
Display Title Iron bracelet - njamdi - has medicine imbedded or enclosed in the "hump"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term njamdi
Object Description Iron bracelet - njamdi - has medicine imbedded or enclosed in the "hump"
Inventory Description Bracelet, iron ring, open, wider in front
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kridi
  • Kirde
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Cameroon, north
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 9.3 x 1.5 cm (3 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-126-50/3214
Provenance
Collector George Schwab

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