Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
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Comb (hair ornaments)

Rat trap (funnel trap)

Termite mortar (mortar (food processing & storage))

Ear ornament
Flask (containers)

Digging stick
Witch detector
Box (containers)
Bowl (food service)

Text; book cover (ritual & belief: ritual apparatus)
Divination object

Lip plugs

Lip plug

Lip plug

Lip plug
Barkcloth; textile

Throwing club
Throwing knife (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Knife (weapons: edged)

Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))





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