Chalk tray

Museum number:
5-3826
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1829
Description:
Wooden chalk tray; Ufo or Kola; used in divination ceremony; 9.5 inches x 2.75 inches.
Donor:
Richard N. Henderson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Awkuzu, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Awkuzu; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Chalk tray, accession number 5-3826, described as Wooden chalk tray; Ufo or Kola; used in divination ceremony; 9.5 inches x 2.75 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chalk tray, accession number 5-3826, described as Wooden chalk tray; Ufo or Kola; used in divination ceremony; 9.5 inches x 2.75 inches.

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