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Description: | The West African collection has an impressive range of items including weaponry. The weaponry includes; bows, quivers, hunting spears, axes, daggers and swords. A group of axe-heads, of various materials such as greenstone and volcanic ash, were unearthed during the construction of the Harbour Works Railway. A prolific collector, Dr F. W. Moir, donated a number of items from the Gold Coast in 1907. Moir's collection includes figures, combs, syringes and 740 beads. The beads made from granite, porphyry, agate, cemelian, quartz and glass were found at grave sites on the Ancobra River, Zaria, Kano and Sokoto. Moir also donated a 'Silah' or sacred tunic woven from native cotton. The tunic contains portions of the Koran in the lining and belonged to "mad munshi" a notorious priest. A series of Gold-weights, used by individuals to indicate the amount of gold dust in their possession for sale, are fashioned into animals and objects such as a double headed crocodile and a leopard. These ceremonial items also include a number of items connected to dance, such as a dress, dance apron made from monkey skin, dance rattle and masks.
Super collection: Marischal Museum.
Objects: axe; goldweight; casting; beaten brass weights; carved figure; whip; statuette; writing board; drum; dance apron; hat; comb; sandal; shoe; figure; syringe; bowl; dish; vase; spoon; water bottle; stool; dance rattle; snake carving; paddle; medicine; writing board; dish; snake carving; fish trap; sword; bead; slave whip; game board; gourd; photograph; medical instrument; quiver; calabash bowl; photograph album; Ceremonial headdress; leg iron; canoe; coin; tunic; loin cloth; cloth; handcuffs; staff; amulet; mat; symbol; purse; belt; fan; necklet; armlet; bleeding cup; lamp; juju; lip plug; gong; koran; bust; head cast; anklet; boot; heel-cap; human skull; girdle; case; yam-masher; breast-plate; gun; harp. | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Address: | King's College,
AB24 3FX | Identifier: | ABDUA:CLD63 | Go to resource |
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