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1918.31.18

Quoit-shaped armlet made from the thick skin on the spongy sole of an elephant's foot. Grooved and cracked on one side. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 25/10/2005]

1918.31.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Quoit-shaped armlet made from the thick skin on the spongy sole of an elephant's foot. Grooved and cracked on one side. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 25/10/2005]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Person
Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews
PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1918
Date collected
By 1918
Acquisition information
Donated: 1918
Materials and processes
Material Elephant Skin Animal, Material Animal Part, Material Animal Hoof, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 153 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1918.31.18
Research and responses

See 6 similar armlets, tied together: 1918.13.18 - 1918.13.23 [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 25/10/2005]

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament

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