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Object Number
2004.24.13826
Display Title
Ko Cult (Midwive's cult) ceremonial items
Descriptions
Object Description
Ko cult (midwive's cult) ceremonial objects. W. Africa: Southern Cameroon.
Subject
- sacred
- Cult
- Religion
- Midwife
- Ceremony
- Ethnographic
Department
Photographic
Date
1934
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.13827.1 | Nge Cult ceremonial items |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13827.2 | Nge Cult ceremonial items |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13827.3 | Nge Cult ceremonial items |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13801 | Old Sada - Ko Cult leader - front view |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13802 | Old Sada - Ko Cult leader - side view |
Cameroon
| ||
| 39-32-50/3432 | Skin of civet cat, used to cover ko cult objects, and basket in which they are k |
Hide
|
Cameroon
| |
| 39-32-50/3431 | Lom seed pods - ko cult objects - resembling vagina |
Seed
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1199 | Ko shells used in ornamenting the "crown" (ntut) of Ko cult members |
Shell
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.24.13855 | Old Sada in cult dance |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13854 | Old Sada in cult dance |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13834 | Nge Cult leader's bark cloth dress |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13830 | Nge Cult wooden figures |
Cameroon
|