Wooden beam, formed of a long piece of carved wood, with one flat edge and one scalloped. At one end is a square perforation and a square cut out along the straight edge. Rope is passed through these cut outs and three beams are tied together. There are two further pieces of rope holding the beams together. For the other beams see 1942.13.1683 & .1685. [RH [OPS Move] 13/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden beam, formed of a long piece of carved wood, with one flat edge and one scalloped. At one end is a square perforation and a square cut out along the straight edge. Rope is passed through these cut outs and three beams are tied together. There are two further pieces of rope holding the beams together. For the other beams see 1942.13.1683 & .1685. [RH [OPS Move] 13/7/2017]
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, Material Rope, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Tied, Process Strung
Dimensions: Depth: max 166 mm total bundle, Depth: max 150 mm, Width: max 190 mm total bundle, Width: max 55 mm, Length: max 1866 mm total bundle, Length: max 1866 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.1685 Other numbers: 100103 a - c

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