Headring which a thief is made to wear. Consisting of a wreath of grass bound with strips of bark. An animal skull, possibly a ?goat is attached on one side. [CW [OPS Move] 10/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Headring which a thief is made to wear. Consisting of a wreath of grass bound with strips of bark. An animal skull, possibly a ?goat is attached on one side. [CW [OPS Move] 10/4/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups: Igbo
Person: Field collector Mervyn David Waldegrave Jeffreys; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1942
Date collected: By 1942
Acquisition information: Donated: 1942
Materials and processes: Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Animal Skull, Process Bound
Dimensions: Depth: max 79 mm, Width: max 229 mm, Length: max 328 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.1063 Other numbers: 5086
Research and responses: The accession book entry is not clear whether this item is Igbo or not, it says 'Ibo' at the top of the page but the entries and ditto entries just say 'S Nigeria' [AP 4/7/2001]

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