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Divination diagnoses the cause of illness in many African communities. These bones would be cast onto a mat and the diviner would interpret the pattern. The bones are carved into the shape of fish. They are decorated with a ring and dot designs widely used in Zambia. maker: Mashukalumbwe Place made: Zambia Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0057671 Set of six divination bones, Zambia, 1880-1920 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0057671 Set of six divination bones, Zambia, 1880-1920 |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0057671 Set of six divination bones, Zambia, 1880-1920
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Divination diagnoses the cause of illness in many African communities. These bones would be cast onto a mat and the diviner would interpret the pattern. The bones are carved into the shape of fish. They are decorated with a ring and dot designs widely used in Zambia. maker: Mashukalumbwe Place made: Zambia made: 1880-1925 Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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