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1940.7.119

Pendant ornament; small square of golden grass stems woven over a cross-shaped frame. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 11/10/2005]

1940.7.119

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pendant ornament; small square of golden grass stems woven over a cross-shaped frame. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 11/10/2005]
Geographical reference
Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola
Southern Angola near Namacunde
Cultural groups
Kwanyama
Person
Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton
PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Length: max 45 mm, Width: max 43 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.119 Other numbers: 36.2281

Search terms: Ornament, Children and Childcare, Pendant