[1 of] 3 pubic ornaments worn by women. These are bunches of finely twisted fibre string, bound at one end with long spirals of copper wire which terminate in tubes of brass or copper sheeting fastened with rivets. Tied together by the fibre strings

Collection type: Object
Description: [1 of] 3 pubic ornaments worn by women. These are bunches of finely twisted fibre string, bound at one end with long spirals of copper wire which terminate in tubes of brass or copper sheeting fastened with rivets. Tied together by the fibre strings
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; North Nigeria Adamawa Michika Area
Cultural groups: Higi
Person: Field collector Anthony Hamilton Millard Kirk-Greene; PRM source Anthony Hamilton Millard Kirk-Greene
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1953
Date collected: 1953
Acquisition information: Donated: 08/1992
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Metal, Material String Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length 350 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1992.21.46

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