animal remains; religious/ritual equipment

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Object Type: animal remains; religious/ritual equipment
Museum number: Af1932,0516.4
Description: Mba Tsav skull made of skull (bird), shells (cowrie).
Production ethnic group
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Wukari; Found/Acquired: Benue State
Materials: bird bone; cowrie shell
Dimensions: Height: 7.20 centimetres; Width: 5.50 centimetres; Depth: 14.30 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: Af1932,0516.4

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