Horse head armour. The armour is made of textile, leather and metal. The textile part is various colours including red, green, purple, pink and yellow. There is a brass metal plate which is roughly rectangular in shape with three stars beaten into the metal. There are also two smaller brass metal plates, one on either side. [SB [OPS Move] 6/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Horse head armour. The armour is made of textile, leather and metal. The textile part is various colours including red, green, purple, pink and yellow. There is a brass metal plate which is roughly rectangular in shape with three stars beaten into the metal. There are also two smaller brass metal plates, one on either side. [SB [OPS Move] 6/6/2017]
Geographical reference: Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of; Darfur
Cultural groups: Fur
Person: Field collector Anthony John Arkell; PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: 1934 - 1936
Acquisition information: Donated: 1954
Materials and processes: Material Textile, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Beaten, Process Woven
Dimensions: Length: max 478 mm, Width: max 474 mm, Depth: max 152 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1954.5.155 Other numbers: 37D.209