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1916.45.87.1

Concussion pot [.1]

1916.45.87.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Concussion pot [.1]
Long description
Concussion pot [.1]. For the complete record for this object see concussion pot and striker [1916.45.87] and for the records for the detachable individual parts see striker [1916.45.87 .2] [MO 12/2/2020]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Degema
Cultural groups
Igbo
Person
Field collector Percy Amaury Talbot
PRM source Percy Amaury Talbot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
By 1916
Acquisition information
Donated: 1916
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Textile, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Decorated, Process Tied, Process Woven
Dimensions
Diameter: max 1002 mm, Height: max 390 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1916.45.87.1

Search terms: Music, Vessel, Status, Theatre and Drama, Ritual and Ceremonial, Pottery, Musical Instrument, Concussion Pot, Striker

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