human remains;
religious/ritual equipment
- Museum number
- Af1932,0516.1
- Description
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Mba Tsav skull (human, preserved after burial, decorated) made of human bone, cloth, beads.
- Dimensions
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Height: 14 centimetres
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Width: 14 centimetres
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Depth: 17 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- See Ethdoc 241 - Notes on Tiv Cult Objects by R C Abraham, Anthropological Officer, N.P. Nigeria, 1 October 1931. Includes references to human sacrifice.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1932
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1932,0516.1
