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1971.15.1298.1

Cowrie shell with top missing. [LKG 14/07/2009]

1971.15.1298.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cowrie shell with top missing. [LKG 14/07/2009]
Long description
Cowrie shell with top missing. The shell is quite badly eroded and its surface texture is particularly rough. It is mottled with greys and ochre markings and in one half of the interior a reddish-brown substance is wedged between the inner wall and the exposed central spiral. The top of the central spiral has also been eroded and a section of its topside is missing. [LKG 17/07/2009]
Geographical reference
Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of
Western Sudan Darfur Uri
Person
Field collector Anthony John Arkell
PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1948
Date collected
By 1948
Acquisition information
Donated: 26/10/1971
Materials and processes
Material Cowrie Shell, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 24 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1971.15.1298.1

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