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1977.24.1

Ivory arm ornament.

1977.24.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ivory arm ornament.
Long description
Arm ornament; thick ivory ring with a round outer edge covered with tin pin-heads that have been impressed into the surface. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 25/10/2005]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Person
Field collector Bertram Mordaunt Chambers
PRM source Marcus Chambers
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1977
Date collected
By 1977
Acquisition information
Donated: 1977
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Tin Metal, Process Hammered, Process Impressed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 100 mm ext, Diameter 60 mm int, Height: max 23 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1977.24.1

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament

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