- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Copper manilla made from ship's bolt. [El.B 20/04/2011]
- Geographical reference
- southeastern Nigeria Cross River region Cross River State Calabar
- Person
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Mrs M.J. de la Poer Beresford also known as Agnes E. Beresford
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1942
- Date collected
- By 1942
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1942
- Materials and processes
- Material Copper Metal, Process Recycled
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 60 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1942.7.22
- Associated publications
- Reference: Finding the Forgotten: Locating Transatlantic Slavery in The Pitt Rivers Museum Collection, Main author: Jane Webster, 2025, Page: 113
Search terms: Currency, Navigation, Ornament, Token, Boat Part
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