charm
- Museum number
- Af1855,1220.140
- Description
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Group of connected charms (for baby), comprising wood boat-shaped charm (with bones inside in resinous mass), fastened to armlet of plaited rattan, in turn fastened to gourd container which has stopper and plaited suspension cord.
- Production date
- 1841 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 5.80 centimetres (gourd container)
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Height: 30 centimetres (overall)
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Height: 2 centimetres (rattan armlet)
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Height: 2.30 centimetres (wood boat-shaped charm)
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Length: 25.50 centimetres (suspension cord)
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Width: 2.90 centimetres (gourd container)
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Width: 8 centimetres (rattan armlet)
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Width: 1.60 centimetres (wood boat-shaped charm)
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Depth: 3 centimetres (gourd container)
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Depth: 7 centimetres (rattan armlet)
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Depth: 11.90 centimetres (wood boat-shaped charm)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1855
- Acquisition notes
- Af1855,1220.78 to 155 is the group of African material within the large collection of 293 objects which was "Presented by the Lords of the Admiralty through Sir John Liddell, CB (the Museum of Haslar Hospital)" to the BM in 1855. See the entry for Haslar Hospital. When the name of the donor to Haslar is known, it has been recorded on the database. The Hospital was opened in 1762; the museum, containing gifts from members of the Royal Navy, was added in 1827.
This is recorded as coming from "Fernando Po, Mr T R Thomson", a doctor on the 1841 Egga expedition.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1855,1220.140
