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Description: | The Powell-Cotton collection of Angolan Ethnography was collected by Miss Antoinette Cotton in 1936/37. These domestic and ritual artefacts were collected from a number of tribes: Umbundu; Mulondo; Kambaja; Tchipungu; Gangela; Kwanyama; Dombondola; Tchilenge; Kambaja Kwamatwi; Vale; Tehipingu; Wila; Tchokwe; Wangungu; Luvando. The collection contains a group of items connected with marriage: a bride's necklace; fibre anklet; head ornament; bridal Rings; scent; armlet; and a rhythm stick. Additional ceremonial items include a rattle and belt for the medicine man and women and the local magicians head ornament and fly whisk. The items are made of a wide range of material: ivory; ox skin; leather; kernel; seeds; cane; fruit; shell; animal fibre; animal hair; grass; human hair; metal; copper; stone; clay; bamboo; and stomach skin. The collection was donated by Miss Cotton to the University in 1942. The correspondence within the collection records indicates that Miss Cotton and the then curator Professor Lockhart were acquainted and had met a lecture given my Miss Cotton in 1940.
Super collection: Marischal Museum.
Objects: sandal; necklet; bead; ear ornament; hair ornament; belt; anklet; fly whisk; bracelet; head ornament; brush; wristlet; pendant; ornament; head band; barkcloth; horn; mouth stones; pipe; sachet scent; mouse trap; back ornament; rhythm stick; rattle; serving spoon; knife sheath; initiation stick; tweezers; container; hairpin; toy; snuff box; basket; knife sharpener; nut pick; hat; cloe; tusk; ochre; hoe; spoon; arrow; club; milk funnel; cup; bucket; poison; skirt; pounder; scoop; costume; lip plug; axe. | Subjects: | Agriculture Society Edged Weapons World Culture Jewellery Food Decorative and Applied Art Religion and Beliefs Musical Instruments Drink and Tobacco. Costume and Textiles Leisure Weapons and Accessories Africa | Temporal: | 1936 - 1937 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Address: | King's College,
AB24 3FX | Contributor: | Acquisition details: Powell Cotton, D A (1942). | Identifier: | ABDUA:CLD65 | Relation: | ABDUA:CLD00 | Go to resource |
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