Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1948.2387 A-B: 'Neck ornaments made of wood in a crescent shape and covered with small irregular squares of copper, fastened to the wood in some cases by a small nail. A hole at end point for cord for suspension. B is smaller, imperfect and has a ridged back. These worn by the wealthy Mtutsi'
A: with fibre loop. Both have active bronze disease. R.Hand 13/11/2001'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Wooden neck ornament with copper decoration. Crescent-shaped piece of wood with D-shaped cross-section; decorated on the front with rectangular pieces of plate copper attached with rivets and edges driven into the wood; rear of crescent is ridged; holes drilled into the narrow ends. One end of the crescent broken and missing.
Event Date 30/11/2022
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Analysis)
Form is very similar to 1948.2387 A which has a length of plant fibre cord tied between the drilled holes. The holes drilled into this neck ornament likely originally served the same purpose.
Event Date 30/11/2022
Author: Rachel Hand