bird-cage

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Object Type
Museum number: Af1960,20.167
Description: Register 1960 Raphia palm birdcage - the framework is made of strips of the pithy interior of the petiole, the bars of the cage are probably strips of the outer surface of the perile.
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Oguta; Found/Acquired: Niger, River; Found/Acquired: Aguta
Materials: bamboo leaf; raffia palm leaf
Dimensions: Height: 29.40 centimetres; Width: 25.80 centimetres; Depth: 48 centimetres
Curator's comments: Register 1960 Raphia palm birdcage - the framework is made of strips of the pithy interior of the petiole, the bars of the cage are probably strips of the outer surface of the perile. "Bird cage made of the central pith-like portion of the petiole of the Bamboo Palm. Raphia vinifera, Beauv. Aguta, River Niger. Sir J. Smalman Smith, KCMG. 1896." (OGUTA)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1960
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Af1960,20.167
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