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1942.13.872

Ceremonial object. [ASh [OPS move] 19/5/2017]

1942.13.872

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceremonial object. [ASh [OPS move] 19/5/2017]
Long description
Ceremonial object, consisting of a trellis frame of bamboo strips converging at the lower end, "stars" or concentric ornaments, plaited with strips of bamboo skin round the crossings, decreasing in size from the top to the bottom row. The three converging vertical sticks are bound together with plaiting of bamboo skin strip. [ASh [OPS move] 19/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups
Igbo
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Basketry, Process Bound, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Depth: max 5 mm, Width: max 221 mm, Length: max 429 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.872 Other numbers: 120694

Search terms: Ritual and Ceremonial, Religion, Unidentified Object, Ceremonial Object, Religious Object

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