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1884.47.1

Iron anvil with three used surfaces and a tapering body [SM (Verve) 29/07/2014]

1884.47.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron anvil with three used surfaces and a tapering body [SM (Verve) 29/07/2014]
Geographical reference
Gabon
Africa > Central Africa > Gabon
Unknown
Cultural groups
Fang
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
By 1875 Oct 14
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Length: max 218 mm, Width: max 79 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.47.1 PR Cat other PR nos: 3152
Research and responses

Page 121 of Accession Book IV suggests that objects dated 14.12.75 are part of the RBN Walker collection ['Additional Accession Book IV entry - Those objects dated 14.12.75 = RBN Walker coll - v seq Magic No 3327 and others Africa and top page 147'. The date and location of the provenance of this object does seem to confirm that this might be a RBN Walker object. An object of this description is not listed in the list of RBN Walker objects given to the Anthropological Society in 1867 [JAS, 1867: cl et seq] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Tool, Metallurgy, Anvil

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