Accession No
E 1905.597 B
Description
Small, white cowrie shell with back removed. Used as gambling dice; one of four [E 1905.567 A-D].
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Period
Source
Smith, Kenred (Reverend) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1905.597 B; MAA: AR 1906.617 A-D
Cultural Affliation
Bopoto; Baponde
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
17mm x 5mm x 23mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for E 1905.567 A-D: Four gambling dice: small white cowrie shells (old currency ground flat). Bopoto, Congo Free State. (Bopoto) Baponde.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (Physical description)
One of a group of four gambling dice [E 1905.567 A-D].
Event Date 23/3/2016
Author: Remke Velden
Description (Physical description)
Small, white cowrie shell with back removed. Used as gambling dice; one of four.
Event Date 23/11/2020
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:268956
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