charm (?); fire/fire-lighting equipment (?)

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charm(?); fire/fire-lighting equipment(?)

Object Type: charm (?); fire/fire-lighting equipment (?)
Museum number: Af1855,1220.106
Description: Group of ?charms or ?firelighting equipment comprising nine antelope horns and four bird claws. Two largest horns have fibre inserted inside. One of smaller horns has hard substance inserted inside. Tied together with fibre string.
Production date: 19thC(early)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Niger State (?); Found/Acquired: Niger, River (?); Found/Acquired: Africa (West)
Materials: antelope horn; bird claw; fibre
Dimensions: Height: 20.20 centimetres; Width: 34.50 centimetres; Depth: 4.50 centimetres
Location: Not on display
Condition: Fair. Original string now missing.
Acquisition name: Donated by: Lords of Admiralty; Donated through: Haslar Hospital (Sir John Liddell)
Acquisition date: 1855
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Af1855,1220.106
Additional IDs: Other BM number: Af1843,0706.38 (part: incorrectly numbered as)