Arm ornament

Arm ornament


Accession Number:
1926.28.1
Country:
Sudan
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Eastern Equatoria Didinga Hills
Date Made:
By 1926
Materials:
Pig Tooth Animal , Animal Hide Skin
Process:
Stitched
Dimensions:
Max Diam = 150 mm
Other Owners:
Louis Colville Gray Clarke
Field Collector:
?Louis Colville Gray Clarke
PRM Source:
Louis Colville Gray Clarke
Acquired:
Donated 1926
Collected Date:
By 1926
Description:
Armlet made from two cut-down Wart-hog's tusks, joined with hide.

Obtained in the Didinga hills area of Eastern Equatoria, possibly by the donor, Louis Colville Gray Clarke; donated to the museum in 1926.

Rachael Sparks 30/9/2005.

Primary Documentation:
Accession Book Entry [Donations VIII, p. 40] - L.C.G. CLARKE , Esq. M.A., Cambridge. [insert, pencil] 28 1 [end insert] - Armlet made from two cut-down Wart-hog's tusks, joined with hide. DIDINGA HILLS. W. of UGANDA.

Written on object - DIDINGA armlet, DIDINGA HILLS, W. of UGANDA. d.d. L.C.G. Clarke, 1926. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/10/2005]



 
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