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Charm made from a tusk, woven fiber cap, cowrie shells + button - said to be pow
Charm made from a tusk, woven fiber cap, cowrie shells + button - said to be pow
Object Number 37-32-50/2529
Display Title Charm made from a tusk, woven fiber cap, cowrie shells + button - said to be pow
Descriptions
Object Description Charm made from a tusk, woven fiber cap, cowrie shells + button - said to be powerful war medicine
Inventory Description Medicine bundle, horn, woven fiber cap with cowrie shells and white button
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Medicine bundle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Nlong, region near upper
Materials Horn, Cowrie, Cotton, Pigment, Vegetable fiber, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 5.5 x 6.1 cm (11 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2529

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