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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