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1931.18.167.1

Pair of arm ornaments of cotton fibre mounted with small cast brass pellets. [ZM 25/7/2005]

1931.18.167.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pair of arm ornaments of cotton fibre mounted with small cast brass pellets. [ZM 25/7/2005]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Benue State
Cultural groups
Tiv
Person
Field collector Gwilym Iwan Jones
PRM source Gwilym Iwan Jones
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Brass Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast, Process Woven
Dimensions
Diameter: max 90 mm, Diameter: max 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.18.167.1 Accession number: 1931.18.167.2

Search terms: Ornament, Currency, Arm Ornament, Token

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