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1933.93.47

Part of a native sorcerer's outfit: Bird skull wrapped in leather, with leather thong attached.

1933.93.47

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Collection type
Object
Description
Part of a native sorcerer's outfit: Bird skull wrapped in leather, with leather thong attached.
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Northern
Cultural groups
Asante
Person
Field collector S.C. Sinclair
Field collector George Evelyn Sinclair
PRM source S.C. Sinclair
PRM source George Evelyn Sinclair
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Bird, Material Animal Skull, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.93.47

Search terms: Religion, Status, Figure, Animalia, Religious Object, Bird Part, Animal Part