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1925.12.12

String necklet with two pendants, each with a cowrie at the end of a lump of medicine. One pendant has a porcupine quill inserted into it.

1925.12.12

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Collection type
Object
Description
String necklet with two pendants, each with a cowrie at the end of a lump of medicine. One pendant has a porcupine quill inserted into it.
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
North Ashanti
Cultural groups
Asante
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925
Date collected
By 1925
Acquisition information
Donated: 1925
Materials and processes
Material String, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Porcupine Quill Animal, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length: max 370 mm approx
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.12.12
Research and responses

This object was examined by Fiona Savage (Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA). The visit took place 30/09/2015. Fiona observed that only one of the cowrie shells has had its back removed. [NC 14/12/2015]

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Medicine, Cordage, Neck Ornament, Pendant, Religious Object, Amulet