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1922.23.57

Cap, apparently imitating hair-locks, coated with red ochre and fat

1922.23.57

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cap, apparently imitating hair-locks, coated with red ochre and fat
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Bauchi State Bauchi Plateau
Cultural groups
Berom
Person
Field collector Charles Kingsley Meek
PRM source Charles Kingsley Meek
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1922
Materials and processes
Material Ochre, Material Fat Oil
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.23.57

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