Basket containing 57 charms of various types including figures, horns, shells and metal objects
Item
Title
Basket containing 57 charms of various types including figures, horns, shells and metal objects
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Basket
Ceremonial
Description
Shallow circular basket woven from cane, containing 57 charms of various types. This was a kit used by a diviner. The contents includes nine human figures carved from wood. Two of these have metal embellishments around the necks of the figures and one has a shell embellishment on its head. One of the figures is carved in a bowed kneeling position. There are seven items made of horn, one of which has a metal embellishment, ten shells or items made with shells, and eleven items made from claws, teeth or bones, including a leopard tooth. There are four metal items including a coin which reads 'REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 5 CENTAVOS' and 'ANGOLA 1922'. There are two glass objects and one string of black and white glass beads with a metal object, possibly a bullet casing, attached. The remaining items are natural materials or mixed media.
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
[Basket] Max H = 70 mm Max Diam = 210 mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.556
A36/556
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust