Accession No
1949.462
Description
Small ivory loom-pulley. The bottom section is roughly triangular with a hole through it, and the top is decorated with a carved head, wearing a hat or helmet.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Period
Source
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1949.462; 22733
Cultural Affliation
?Luba [Baluba]
Material
Ivory
Local Term
Measurements
72mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
'22733' is written on the object in black ink. It is not clear what this number relates to.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card for 1949.462: '...Possibly Baluba'.
Event Date 1949
Author: Jane Pettitt
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1949.462: 'Small ivory loom-pulley, with carved head at top...'.
Event Date 1949
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Record updated to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Register noted only Belgian Congo, which had been recorded as Zaire on the database place field when the catalogue cards were transcribed in the 2000s
Event Date 15/3/2019
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
Small ivory loom-pulley. The bottom section is roughly triangular with a hole through it, and the top is decorated with a carved head, wearing a hat or helmet.
Event Date 2/11/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:122583
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