bow;
religious/ritual equipment
- Museum number
- Af1932,0516.40
- Description
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Mba Tsav bow ('night', with bundle) made of brass, wood (?).
- Dimensions
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Height: 15.20 centimetres (Bow)
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Height: 5.10 centimetres (Bundle)
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Width: 7 centimetres (Bow)
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Width: 6.20 centimetres (Bundle)
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Depth: 3.70 centimetres (Bow)
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Depth: 5 centimetres (Bundle)
- 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
- Af1932,0516.40
