Accession No
1927.347 E
Description
Finger ring with star design. Annular ring carved from a piece of ebony wood with an external lip at top and bottom; copper alloy band fixed to the ring with a metal pin; decorated with six-point stars.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Pemba Island
Period
Source
Matola, Leslie [field collector]; Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1927.347 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Brass; Wood; Ebony
Local Term
Measurements
18mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1927.347 A-E: 'Five finger rings ornamented with brass. A-D are of bone or ivory. E is of ebony.'
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Finger ring with star design. Annular ring carved from a piece of ebony wood with an external lip at top and bottom; copper alloy band fixed to the ring with a metal pin; decorated with six-point stars.
Event Date 5/4/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:296101
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