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Description
Seed cone from a tree native to Kenya, used by the Kikuyu for fortune telling.
Place details: Africa. Kenya? /
Cultural Group: ? Kikuyu
Local Name: Unknown.
Materials:Plant Seed / ?.
Processes: ?.
Colour: Brown Dimensions: L = 73 mm W = 38 mm
Field Collector: Unknown
When Collected: By 1994
PRM Source: Anonymous
Acquired: ?Donated, Sent to Museum 1994
Related Collections: see 1994.30.1-3
Keyword: Divination Accessory / Plant /
Class: Plant / Religion / Divination Religion / ?.
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