Bari leg ornament
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Accession Number:
1940.7.021
Country:
Sudan
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel Terakeka
Cultural Group:
Bari
Date Made:
By 1940
Materials:
Iron Metal
Process:
Forged (Metal) , Hammered , Twisted , Bent
Dimensions:
Max L = 309 mm Max Diam [at centre] = 3.8 mm Max W [at end] = 3.5 mm Max th = 1.5 mm [RTS 22/6/2005]
Weight:
21.8 g
Other Owners:
Samuel P. Powell
Field Collector:
Samuel P. Powell
PRM Source:
Samuel P. Powell
Acquired:
Loaned July 1940
Collected Date:
By 1940
Description:
Unfinished leg ornament, at the stage where it is ready to bend into a loop to form an anklet.
This consists of an iron rod, round in section, that has been twisted around its body, with the spiralling groove that resulted from this gradually becoming less marked towards either end, where the rod has been hammered flat, with the tips bent over to form an open loop.
One side of the body has been markedly flattened; this may have been intentional, to create a smoother surface against the skin, a feature seen on some completed forms of this type.
It is complete but has some flaws in the metal at one end; it is currently a metallic gray colour (Pantone 877C).
The rod has a weight of 21.8 grams, and is 309 mm long with a diameter of 3.8 by 3 mm at the centre of the rod, and a width of 3.5 mm and thickness of 1.5 mm at one end.
This object was collected by Samuel P. Powell at Terakeka, and loaned to the Pitt Rivers Museum in 1940. For another unfinished example, see 1940.7.020. Finished examples such as 1940.7.018-019 were worn by women as leg ornaments.
Rachael Sparks 14/9/2005.
This object was collected by Samuel P. Powell at Terakeka, and loaned to the Pitt Rivers Museum in 1940. For another unfinished example, see 1940.7.020. Finished examples such as 1940.7.018-019 were worn by women as leg ornaments.
Rachael Sparks 14/9/2005.
Primary Documentation:
Accession Book Entry
[Loans II, p.
308] - ESTATE OF S.P.
POWELL, C/O N.H.
HASLAM, Esq.
Manager, Westminster Bank, Stony Stratford, Bucks.
Collected by himself.
Data from his labels and notes.
From the BARI TRIBE, EQUATORIAL PROVINCE, ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUDAN.
1940.7.020 021 - [1 of] TWO iron leg ornaments before being bent round.
Card Catalogue Entry - There is no further information on the catalogue card [RTS 12/2/2004].
Pitt Rivers Museum label - [insert] Woman's [end insert] Iron leg ornament before being bent into circular form. BARI, Terekka, S. Sudan. S.P. Powell 1940.7.021 [brown luggage tag, tied to object; RTS 28/2/2005].
Related Documents File - Appears on undated typed list: "Bari Collection from the Equatorial Province, Sudan" with handwritten insert: "1940.7.018-21 Iron leg ornaments". List is annotated by hand on back: "List of Curios" and "Far from complete" [RTS 16/12/2003].
Card Catalogue Entry - There is no further information on the catalogue card [RTS 12/2/2004].
Pitt Rivers Museum label - [insert] Woman's [end insert] Iron leg ornament before being bent into circular form. BARI, Terekka, S. Sudan. S.P. Powell 1940.7.021 [brown luggage tag, tied to object; RTS 28/2/2005].
Related Documents File - Appears on undated typed list: "Bari Collection from the Equatorial Province, Sudan" with handwritten insert: "1940.7.018-21 Iron leg ornaments". List is annotated by hand on back: "List of Curios" and "Far from complete" [RTS 16/12/2003].
