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1930.44.74.2

One piece of a cuttle-bone carved mould. This piece is part of a mould together with 1930.44.74.1, which are part of a set illustrating the stages in casting silver objects in moulds made from cuttlebone (1930.44.70-82).

1930.44.74.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
One piece of a cuttle-bone carved mould. This piece is part of a mould together with 1930.44.74.1, which are part of a set illustrating the stages in casting silver objects in moulds made from cuttlebone (1930.44.70-82).
Long description
Cuttlebone mould piece after casting. The inner sections of the mould are burnt. Part of a set illustrating the stages in casting silver objects in moulds made from cuttlebone (1930.44.70-82).
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Person
Field collector Robert Powley Wild
PRM source Robert Powley Wild
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
By 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1930
Materials and processes
Material Fish Bone, Process Carved, Process Burnt
Dimensions
Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 89 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1930.44.74.2

Search terms: Ornament, Technique, Metallurgy, Mould

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