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1966.16.78.2

Stopper for the calabash 1966.16.78 .1 [RM [OPS move] 19/10/2016]

1966.16.78.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stopper for the calabash 1966.16.78 .1 [RM [OPS move] 19/10/2016]
Long description
Stopper for a calabash. The calabash is covered in beadwork and sits on a ring of basketry which is also covered in beadwork. The ring of basketry is filled with cotton wadding and is attached to a wooden base. For the calabash see [1966.16.78 .1] [RM [OPS move] 19/10/2016] [.1] Calabash with stopper [.2]. The calabash is covered in beadwork and sits on a ring of basketry which is also covered in beadwork. The beads are blue, red and white. The stopper has cowrie shells attached. The ring of basketry is filled with cotton wadding and is attached to a wooden base. [NC 16/09/2015]
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Bali
Person
Field collector E.R. Jerrim
Field collector Edward Reginald Jerrim
PRM source Mrs F.J. Bull
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
1909 - 1920
Acquisition information
Donated: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Material Bead, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Cottonwool Fibre Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Beadwork
Dimensions
Height: max 200 mm, Width: max 212 mm, Length: max 657 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.16.78.2

Search terms: Vessel, Figure, Stopper, Bird Figure