String of four cowrie shells, three of which are missing their tops. [LKG 22/07/2009]

Collection type: Object
Description: String of four cowrie shells, three of which are missing their tops. [LKG 22/07/2009]
Long description: String of four cowrie shells, three of which are missing their tops. The shells are quite varied in size, one being much larger than the others. The shell which retains its top has been perforated through the top. Around this hole there is a purplish aureole and a larger whiter area where the shell has been filed or smoothed down. The smallest shell is the whitest and has the glossiest surface. [LKG 22/07/2009]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Northern Nigeria Kano
Person: Field collector Anthony John Arkell; PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1971
Date collected: By 1971
Acquisition information: Donated: 26/10/1971
Materials and processes: Material Bead, Material Cowrie Shell, Process Strung, Process Perforated, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Length 32 mm largest shell, Length 15 mm smallest shell
Object numbers: Accession number: 1971.15.1636

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