- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- String of wooden beads used as amulet.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Nkole
- Person
- Field collector John Roscoe
- Field collector Mackie Ethnological Expedition
- PRM source John Roscoe
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1919
- Date collected
- 1919
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1920
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Strung, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Length: max 150 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1920.101.41
- Research and responses
Rev. John Roscoe The Soul of Central Africa, A General Account of The Mackie Ethnological Expedition, London 1922. Balfour Library Reference : Africa 8. Also: Roscoe The Northern Bantu, Cambridge 1915. Balfour Library Africa 8.
Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Amulet, Neck Ornament
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