armlet
- Museum number
- Af1947,13.679
- Description
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Brass penannular armlet with rope-line decoration on rim and half spiral decoration on edge.
- Dimensions
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Height: 9.90 centimetres
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Width: 7.30 centimetres
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Depth: 6.90 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Wild's notes on Af1947,13.679 to 681:
"Nigeria. Bought 11.5.39 from H.J.Granville of Tivoli, Cheltenham who bought 3 at a sale 30.3.39. Formerly belonged to Col H. de Putron who collected them. See letter dated 26.1.40 from Col. de Putron.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1947
- Acquisition notes
- Af1947,13.1 to 690 is the bequest of the collection of R P Wild, "Collected by the testator during a long residence in the Gold Coast" (1920-38). He had given many other objects to the BM during his lifetime. The bequest was accompanied by his notes: see Eth.Doc.225.G.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1947,13.679