Iron manilla; circular

Collection type: Object
Description: Iron manilla; circular
Long description: Iron circular manilla. The manilla has been incised with lines across its outer edge. The manilla is flat and circular. It is grey in colour with brown flecks. [LKG 17/12/2009]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: Igbo; English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Possibly before 1867
Date collected: By 1874?
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Incised
Dimensions: Diameter: max 80 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.99.41
Research and responses: OED online: Manilla: In West Africa: a metal armlet or bracelet (traditionally used as a medium of exchange); spec. a copper, bronze, or brass open ring with enlarged finials, usually in the form of an armlet or bracelet, made (esp. in Nigeria) for use as money (now hist.). [AP 29/09/2006]

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