Accession No

2005.661


Description

Slightly domed circular metal lip plate, with a central protrusion threaded with tied string. The top surface has a lightly scratched or grooved appearance. There is evidence of historic damage.


Place

Africa; Southern Africa; Zimbabwe; Shona territory


Period


Source

Baker, Herbert John (Reverend) [collector]; Baker, Joyce [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2005.661


Cultural Affliation

Shona [Mashona]


Material

Metal; ?Bronze; Copper alloy; Fibre


Local Term


Measurements

82mm


Events

Context (Other owners)
(Bio): Miss Joyce Baker is the daughter of Reverend H.J. Baker who was a Methodist missionary to the Mashona tribe, in the early twentieth century, (1904-1919), in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
Event Date 16/10/2008
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Lip plate. Metal disk with a hole through its centre through which a cord is looped.
Event Date 16/10/2008
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
The 'Methodist Who's Who' (n.d. ?1912/1913) notes Rev. H. J. Baker as Herbert John Baker, a pioneer missionary in Rhodesia, who worked at the Matabeleland Gold Mines, as Master of the Public School, Selukwe and then in Mashonaland.
The material was all identified as Mashona on entry to the Museum but may also have been been acquired in Matabeleland or Selukwe, now known as Shurugwi.
Event Date 15/4/2019
Author: rachel hand


Description (Physical description)
Slightly domed circular metal lip plate, with a central protrusion threaded with tied string. The top surface has a lightly scratched or grooved appearance. There is evidence of historic damage.
Event Date 14/2/2023
Author: Jane Pettitt


FM:265426

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