- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Divining acccessory - gas container (for soda bottle?) [El.B 01/09/2011]
- Cultural groups
- Tallensi
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1934
- Date collected
- 1934 - 1936
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1940
- Dimensions
- Length: max 61 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1940.11.72.34 Other PRM accession number: 1940.11.72hh
Search terms: Divination Religion, Divination Accessory
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