Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for D 1937.204 A-B notes: 'Padded cotton armour for horse = Libis. A: Body piece. B: Head piece.
Light and dark blue, red and white patchwork and quilted.'

Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card for 19267.209 A-B notes: Darfur, Sudan. Padded cotton armour for horse = Libis. A: Body piece. B: Head piece.
Light and dark blue, red and white patchwork and quilted.
NB. Pencil note added: 'Only (B)'.
Event Date 1937
Author: rachel hand

Context (Acquisition Details)
The Arkell collection was first deposited at MAA in 1937. In 1954, some material was transferred and gifted to the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford. The rest of the original deposit was gifted to MAA. New accession numbers were not assigned to the collection, so Arkell collection objects continue to be known by their D numbers, despite no longer being on deposit.
Event Date 1954
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff

Context (Related Documents)
'Accession Register notes "At donors request some of this material was transferred to Pitt-Rivers Museum in 1954. These items erased or marked 'To P.R.'.
In December 1954 all items 1-258 except those those transferred to Pitt Rivers Museum were given absolutely to UMAE by Arkell."
Event Date 1954
Author: maa

Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.2041 | Repack
Event Date 15/10/2015
Author: cao37

Description (Physical description)
Libis. The head piece of padded cotton armour for horse of sub-triangular shape. Made from quilted cotton in light and dark blue, red and white in a patchwork pattern of squares and triangles. There are cut outs for the ears and eyes. All the edges are trimmed with light blue cotton. Six black cord ties around the top section of the head piece
Event Date 25/10/2022
Author: Emily Shorter

Context (Acquisition Details)
Anthony John Arkell (the field collector and donor) was Assistant Governor of Darfur, 1932-1937, based in Al-Fashir. He assembled a large collection of objects while working in the administration of Darfur, which was shipped to MAA in 1937. Further information was supplied by Arkell, recorded in a document in MAA's archive 'AR8-1-1-Arkell Darfur Sudan Collection List'.
Event Date 4/4/2022
Author: rachel hand

Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2025.6195 | Freezing
Event Date 16/5/2025
Author: Katrina Dring

Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.2041 | Repack
Event Date 23/5/2025
Author: Katrina Dring (admin)