Penannular fluted copper ring with incised decoration. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 19/4/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Penannular fluted copper ring with incised decoration. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 19/4/2005]
Geographical reference: Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Person: Field collector Fred G. Merfield; PRM source Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1933
Date collected: 27 April 1933
Acquisition information: Donated: 1934
Materials and processes: Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Incised
Dimensions: Diameter: max 192 mm, 5 lbs
Object numbers: Accession number: 1934.8.137 Other numbers: 26
Research and responses: Related Documents File - List of 'Curios Presented to Dr. Balfour by Major & Mrs. Powell-Cotton. Dinka Tribe'. Includes original numbers, description of articles, local name, date and provenance of collection. [GI 3/12/2001]
Associated publications: This object was featured in the Museum’s ‘web gallery’ (‘Selected Objects from the Lower Gallery’) produced during the DCF-funded ‘What’s Upstairs?’ project, 2004–2006, with the following caption: ‘Torques are rigid metal neck rings. They are often constructed from solid metal and may be extremely heavy. This copper torque from Cameroon weighs five pounds, more than two kilos. In West and Central Africa, heavy metal jewellery was often worn around the neck, arms, and legs as a display of wealth.