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Fetish, suspended from roof of hut inside to protect the house
Fetish, suspended from roof of hut inside to protect the house
Object Number 21-28-50/B2829.2
Display Title Fetish, suspended from roof of hut inside to protect the house
Descriptions
Inventory Description Medicine bundle, horn, fiber cork inserted into end, perforated with metal ring
Classification
  • Medicine bundle
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Horn, Vegetable fiber, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm (7 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 21-28-50/B2829.2

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