figure; religious/ritual equipment

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Object Type: figure; religious/ritual equipment
Museum number: Af1932,0516.12
Description: Mba Tsav figure (head) made of iron, brass, beads.
Production ethnic group
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Wukari; Found/Acquired: Benue State
Materials: iron; brass
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 23.60 centimetres; Width: 5.30 centimetres; Depth: 6.90 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 name
Acquisition date: 1932
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Af1932,0516.12
Conservation: Treatment: 15 Feb 2017; Treatment: 02 Dec 2016; Treatment: 07 Feb 2017

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