Accession No
E 1908.253 B
Description
Grass mat used as currency, consisting of a rectangular piece of woven grass, light beige in colour, with long fringing along the shorter edges and one long edge. The weaving alternates between wider and narrower strands of grass, and in the centre there are bands in colours of reddish-brown, dark brown and green.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kongo Central [North Bank of Cataract Region]
Period
Source
Forfeitt, John Lawson (Reverend) [field collector]; Hurry, Jamieson Boyd (Dr) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1908.253 B; MAA: AR 1909.373
Cultural Affliation
Material
Grass; Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
450mm x 630mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for E 1908.253 A-D: 'Currency: four squares of finer and coarser grass cloth of varying shades of yellow fringed top and bottom.'
Event Date 1908
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for E 1908.253 A-D: 'A: The darkest of the four pieces; B: Has fringe on three sides and is light coloured; C: The colour is a medium shade, slightly darker than B; D: has long fringes.'
Event Date 2/3/2005
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Found together / assemblage)
E 1908.253 C and E 1908.253 D were found rolled inside E 1908.253 B, with a length of rope tied around the outside of E 1908.253 B.
Event Date 23/11/2022
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Grass mat used as currency, consisting of a rectangular piece of woven grass, light beige in colour, with long fringing along the shorter edges and one long edge. The weaving alternates between wider and narrower strands of grass, and in the centre there are bands in colours of reddish-brown, dark brown and green.
Event Date 24/11/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:300240
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