Accession No
1979.556 B
Description
Bracelet made from two strands of looped elephant hair. Two domino pendants made of ivory are threaded onto the elephant hair; possibly charm of amulet.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Tshopo Province; Yalemba-Ligasa area
Period
Source
Simpson, Andrew Robert Dron (Reverend) [field collector]; Donn, Margaret Jean [donor]; Ellis, Catherine [donor]; Pepper, June [donor]; Roberts, Monica [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1979.556 B
Cultural Affliation
?Topoke; ?Olombo; ?Kele [Lokele]
Material
Hair; Ivory
Local Term
Measurements
60mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card for 1979.511-652: 'Collection of Rev. A.R.D. Simpson from the Upper Congo River 1923-54. Probably mostly Olombo and Topoke (forest) tribes; possibly some Lokele (river). See file on Simpson Colln. for details. Some of the catalogue cards for this collection are under Zaire unprovenanced, 1 is under E. Asia unprov, etc. See Accessions Book for other provs. C. Ellis, S. Pepper, M. Donne, M. Roberts (daughters).'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1979.556 A-B: '2 elephant hair bracelets (like 1979.555) but with ivory charms (deocrative?). A: charm is elephant. B: charms are 2 dominoes.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bracelet made from two strands of looped elephant hair. Two domino pendants made of ivory are threaded onto the elephant hair; possibly charm of amulet.
Event Date 11/11/2022
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:300170
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