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Object Number
20-29-50/B2195.3
Display Title
Tusks containing medicine
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Medicine bundle, horn with fiber cap, with unknown material inside, perforated.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Medicine bundle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Fang
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Horn, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 3.5 x 3.1 cm (11 13/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
20-29-50/B2195.3
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-29-50/B2195.4 | Tusks containing medicine |
Raw Material
Medicine bundle |
Cameroon
| |
| 20-29-50/B2195.1 | Tusks containing medicine |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Cameroon
| |
| 20-29-50/B2195.2 | Tusks containing medicine |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Cameroon
| |
| 20-29-50/B2196 | Divining tusk (imitation ebony tusks of "ngi" society containing "medicine" |
Carving
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-32-50/2529 | Charm made from a tusk, woven fiber cap, cowrie shells + button - said to be pow |
Raw Material
Medicine bundle |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3034.1 | Divining horns, containing medicine |
Raw Material
Medicine bundle |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3034.2 | Divining horns, containing medicine |
Raw Material
Medicine bundle |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3034.3 | Divining horns, containing medicine |
Raw Material
Medicine bundle |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3034.4 | Divining horns, containing medicine |
Medicine bundle
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3034.5 | Divining horns, containing medicine |
Raw Material
Medicine bundle |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3034.6 | Divining horns, containing medicine |
Raw Material
Medicine bundle |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3034.7 | Divining horns, containing medicine |
Raw Material
Medicine bundle |
Cameroon
|