Accession No
1922.1127
Description
Helmet consisting of a leather base wrapped in strips of brown cloth. Exterior features decorative iron plates, which have been attached to the helmet with copper pins; one of the plates features triangular designs. Pest damage present; cloth strips are deteriorated; iron and copper components show corrosion. Worn by cavalry men.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; North Nigeria; West Bornu
Period
Source
Talbot, Percy Amaury [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1922.1127
Cultural Affliation
?Fika (spelling unclear)
Material
Leather; Cloth; Metal
Local Term
Measurements
310mm x 190mm x 310mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
(Bib) catalogue card notes see Ratzell, vol. iii, p. 298, for lllustration of one from Sakoto.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Cavalry man's helmet- missing metal top.'
In different handwriting: 'It consists of leather covered with bands of brown cloth and decorated with pieces of metal. It is a pudding basin shape.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Helmet consisting of a leather base wrapped in strips of brown cloth. Exterior features decorative iron plates, which have been attached to the helmet with copper pins; one of the plates features triangular designs. Pest damage present; cloth strips are deteriorated; iron and copper components show corrosion. Worn by cavalry men.
Event Date 12/1/2022
Author: Jazmin Hundal
FM:127955
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