chain;
religious/ritual equipment
- Museum number
- Af1932,0516.37.a
- Description
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Mba Tsav chain (divining) made of iron, leather, vertebrae.
- Dimensions
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Height: 59.80 centimetres
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Width: 5.50 centimetres
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Depth: 2.20 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
- Af1932,0516.37.a
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Af1932A0516.42 (old CDMS no.)
