Object class: Charms / Donor: William Russell Bascom / Materials: Cowrie shell

Start Over Object class Charms Donor William Russell Bascom Materials Cowrie shell

Museum number:: 5-10188
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Charms
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 7.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1942

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