Charm

Museum number:
5-4324
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2037
Description:
Charm (Durum Godobo [Tambak] Madzaf) of 7 antelope and sheep horns, some covered with monitor lizard skins; horns connected by blue-dyed cotton cloth; overall L. ea. 33 cm.
Donor:
Paul Hinderling and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mokolo, North Region, Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
N. Cameroon; Mokolo; Mafa tribe
Culture or time period:
Mafa tribe
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Charms
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-4324, described as Charm (Durum Godobo [Tambak] Madzaf) of 7 antelope and sheep horns, some covered with monitor lizard skins; horns connected by blue-dyed cotton cloth; overall L. ea. 33 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-4324, described as Charm (Durum Godobo [Tambak] Madzaf) of 7 antelope and sheep horns, some covered with monitor lizard skins; horns connected by blue-dyed cotton cloth; overall L. ea. 33 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-4324, described as Charm (Durum Godobo [Tambak] Madzaf) of 7 antelope and sheep horns, some covered with monitor lizard skins; horns connected by blue-dyed cotton cloth; overall L. ea. 33 cm.

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