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1904.54.60.1

Power object made from leather work and cloth overlaid with cowrie shells.

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1904.54.60.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Power object made from leather work and cloth overlaid with cowrie shells.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
Person
Field collector E.F. Martin
PRM source E.F. Martin
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1904
Date collected
Before 1904
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1904
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Textile, Material Cowrie Shell, Process Woven
Dimensions
Height: max 145 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1904.54.60.1

Search terms: Religion, Religious Object