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1946.6.74

Collar, made from cast brass with modelled heads of the Bush-cow, riveted onto a band of brass. [ASh [OPS move] 14/12/2016]

1946.6.74

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Collection type
Object
Description
Collar, made from cast brass with modelled heads of the Bush-cow, riveted onto a band of brass. [ASh [OPS move] 14/12/2016]
Long description
Collar, made from cast brass. Consisting of modelled heads of the Bush-cow, each separately riveted onto a band of brass. There is a hook and eye clasp to secure the two ends together. [ASh [OPS move] 14/12/2016]
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Bamenda District Kingdom of Bamum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1946
Date collected
By 1946
Acquisition information
Donated: 1946
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Cast, Process Riveted, Process Lost Wax Cast
Dimensions
Diameter: max 254 mm, Depth: max 23 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1946.6.74

Search terms: Ornament, Figure, Reproduction, Status, Ritual and Ceremonial, Religion, Collar, Neck Ornament, Animal Figure, Status Object, Ceremonial Object, Religious Object