head-ornament;
plume
- Museum number
- Af1915,-.69
- Description
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Warrior's head-ornament, plume (worn with head-band Af1915,-.67) made of wire (iron), feather, wood, beads (glass), thread.
- Production date
- 1914
- Dimensions
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Height: 45.70 centimetres
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Width: 2.50 centimetres
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Depth: 0.90 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1915
- Acquisition notes
- Af1915,-.65 to 75 belong together and form a "Warrior's dress and ornaments, obtained by Gordon Merriman between Blantyre and Zomba in 1914. Angoni, Nyasaland (British Central Africa)." They were given by T Mark Merriman.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1915,-.69
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Af1915C3.69 (old CDMS no.)