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1913.2.17

Charm-belt, to protect wearer from being stabbed with knives.

1913.2.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Charm-belt, to protect wearer from being stabbed with knives.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Nasarawa Abuja
Person
Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews
PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Covered
Dimensions
Length: max 1110 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.2.17
Associated publications
Illustrated on page 8 of Amulets: A World of Secret Powers, Charms and Magic by Sheila Paine (London: Thames and Hudson, 2004) with the following caption: '... a belt to protect him from knives; . This is displayed along with other amulets from the 1913.2. collection all of which are credited with a single (and therefore incorrect) accession number on page 186 as 'Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, Acc. 1913.2.4' [sic]. Copy in RDF. [JP 15/10/2004]

Search terms: Religion, Clothing, Ornament, Amulet, Belt, Religious Object, Waist Ornament

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