Arm ornament; dark brown circlet made from part of an elephant's foot, possibly the nail or the spongy sole. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/10/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Arm ornament; dark brown circlet made from part of an elephant's foot, possibly the nail or the spongy sole. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/10/2005]
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of
Person: Field collector Frederick Otto Stohr; PRM source Frederick Otto Stohr
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1914
Date collected: By 1914
Acquisition information: Donated: 1914
Materials and processes: Material Animal Part, Material Elephant Nail Animal, Material Elephant Skin Animal, Process Carved
Dimensions: Diameter: max 78 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1914.60.16
Research and responses: The notes referred to in the additional accession book entry are now in the RDF file. The number (12) in this accession book entry refers to item 12 in the original notes.
See also 1914.60.15 & .17 - .19 [JP 17/1/2000]

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