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1933.93.36.1

Dissected charm case. [El.B 18/06/2010]

1933.93.36.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dissected charm case. [El.B 18/06/2010]
Long description
Dissected charm case. It consists of the outer case [.1], rectangular of black leather with diamond pattern incised. Two edges are stitched with a thin strip of white leather. There is a thong at each corner, two also with a scrap of textile attached. The contents consist of cotton yarn wound round a piece of leather [.2], and a paper with inscription [.3]. All is enclosed in a glass-topped box. [El.B 18/06/2010]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Kumasi
Cultural groups
Hausa
Person
Field collector S.C. Sinclair
Field collector George Evelyn Sinclair
PRM source S.C. Sinclair
PRM source George Evelyn Sinclair
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Material Textile, Process Written, Process Stitched, Process Incised, Process Wound
Dimensions
Length: max 178 mm box
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.93.36.1 Accession number: 1933.93.36.2 Accession number: 1933.93.36.3

Search terms: Religion, Writing, Amulet, Inscription

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