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Object Number
2004.24.6681
Display Title
Divination by "Ngambi Sel" Methon
Descriptions
Object Description
Preparing the outfit (catalog# B-3035) for divining. The diviner scraping one of the "power giving" pieces of back. Note the position in which the hand holding object to be scraped must be kept. Basa Tribe - Banta.
Subject
- Rural
- Ethnographic
- Debris
- Man
- Ceremonial
- Tool
Department
Photographic
Date
1922
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 5.08 x 10.16 cm (2 x 4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.6683 | Divination by Ngambi Sel Method |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6682 | Divination by "Ngambi Tong" Method |
Cameroon
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3094 | Basket made only for the "ngambi q el" divining outfit |
Raw Material
Basket |
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.24.6684 | Diviner Divining |
Cameroon
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3058 | Divining object, "ku ngambi" in detail - bark pail |
Raw Material
Box |
Cameroon
| |
| 46-77-30/9476 | Plaid - plainweave w 28 cm. w 25.5 cm. (1 warp 1 weft sel) Open p-w of crepe spu |
Woven Fiber
| ||
| 35-31-50/1116 | Rack of bark and wood (sel be) |
Raw Material
Container |
Cameroon
| |
| 46-77-30/10597 | Tapestry band on canes. band w. 39 cm w. 3 cm (1 warp, 2 weft, sel); canes 17, 2 |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
South America
| |
| 35-31-50/1182 | Basket containing materials for medicine place ceremonies (Sel Mbog) |
Basket
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 33-19-20/243 | Divination outfit |
Ground Stone
|
Guatemala
| |
| 2004.29.11742 | Deserted village |
Africa
| ||
| 61-58-50/10519 | Carved tray for Ifa divination |
Tray
|
Nigeria
|