Copper alloy wire. Flattened initially, then bent into almost a full circle that overlaps and twists at one end. [ASh [OPS move] 2/11/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Copper alloy wire. Flattened initially, then bent into almost a full circle that overlaps and twists at one end. [ASh [OPS move] 2/11/2016]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Abia Arochukwu Arochuku
Cultural groups: Igbo
Person: Field collector Mervyn David Waldegrave Jeffreys; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1932
Date collected: 1932
Acquisition information: Donated: 1942
Materials and processes: Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Moulded, Process Bent
Dimensions: Depth: max 15 mm, Height: max 28 mm, Width: max 42 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.1142.3 Other numbers: 55

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