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Object Number
26-1-50/B4279.2
Display Title
"Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences
Descriptions
Object Description
"Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences
Inventory Description
Charm, small woven fiber container, square with loop handle
Classification
- Charm
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 × 4.7 × 1.4 cm (2 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B4279
Credit Line
Gift of George Schwab, 1926
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-1-50/B4279.1 | "Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences |
Raw Material
Charm |
Cameroon
|
| 26-1-50/B4277 | Amulet - hooked stick to catch evil influences |
Raw Material
Charm |
Cameroon
|
| 22-2-50/B3215 | Divining outfit |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|
| 22-2-50/B3138 | Divining outfit: scale of pangolin; "ong njek njek" = any fetish or charm |
Charm
|
Cameroon
|
| 2004.29.11740 | Wooden structure |
Africa
|
|
| 46-77-30/10864 | Pair of pouches |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
South America
|
| 57-33-10/35606A | Small beadwork pouches - for mirrors? |
Pouch
|
Idaho
|
| 22-2-50/B3595 | Woman's wooden bracelet - anti-evil influence |
Bracelet
|
Cameroon
|
| 12-61-70/10861.1.1604 | Rain hats, tobacco pouches, and carrying baskets |
Pantabañgan
Carranglan |
|
| 2003.1.1015 | Pouches, bl/wht fabric, 1 w/drawstring & paper & fabric bundles inside, 3 tied |
Pouch
| |
| 46-77-30/10869 | Pair of pouches |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
South America
|
| 46-77-30/10871 | Pouches, miniature, pigment inside, wrapped in cotton yarn |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
South America
|