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2005.102.7

Toothstick made of a strip of undulating wood. [MdeA 10/11/2005]

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2005.102.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Toothstick made of a strip of undulating wood. [MdeA 10/11/2005]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Southern Nigeria Cross River Calabar
Cultural groups
Ibibio Efik
Person
Field collector Jean Davies
Field collector R.O. Davies
PRM source Jean Davies
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1965
Date collected
1963 - 1965
Acquisition information
Donated: 29/07/2005
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 208 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2005.102.7
Research and responses

Information from donor in Related Documents File states that the material was donated by Mrs Jean Davies who lived in Nigeria between October 1963 and the summer of 1965. Her husband the late R. O. Davies was working at the University of Nigeria at Nsukka. According to the donor many of the items in the collection were given to her or her husband as gifts or purchased by her in local markets. [MdeA 10/11/2005]

Search terms: Toilet, Toilet Article

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