Carved wooden panel with 3 carved panels of decoration, each with diagonal lines set in alternate directions creating a zig zag pattern. [RH [OPS Move] 10/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carved wooden panel with 3 carved panels of decoration, each with diagonal lines set in alternate directions creating a zig zag pattern. [RH [OPS Move] 10/7/2017]
Long description: Carved wooden panel with 3 carved panels of decoration, each with diagonal lines set in alternate directions creating a zig zag pattern. The panels are separated by narrow horizontal borders. There are V-section cut-outs at the top and bottom edges of the panel. [RH [OPS Move] 10/7/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Awka Ibom State
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 Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Height: max 1956 mm, Depth: max 52 mm, Width: max 490 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.1677 Other numbers: 100090