Penannular arm ornament; three twisted square copper wires running parallel and joined in the centre with a band of reptile skin covered with copper wire-work. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/10/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Penannular arm ornament; three twisted square copper wires running parallel and joined in the centre with a band of reptile skin covered with copper wire-work. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/10/2005]
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of
Person: Field collector William Geoffrey Bouchard de Montmorency; PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1911
Date collected: By 1911
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1911
Materials and processes: Material Copper Metal, Material Reptile Skin, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Diameter: max 75 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1911.64.65
Research and responses: Mountmorres is probably 6th Viscount William Geoffrey Bouchard de Montmorency Mountmorres (1872-1936), who embarked on a journey through the Congo in 1904. He also wrote papers on West Africa: 'Maize, cocoa and rubber: Hints on their production in West Africa', 'The commercial possibilities of West Africa' and 'The Congo Independent State, a report'. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/10/2005]