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Description: | Object used in Fetishism made up of two lengths of plant fibre twine, looped over to form a necklet. One of the pieces has been threaded with a large black seed on either side. The ends of the twine are bound into a central section which is shaped like an inverted scalene triangle. The central point ends in a tube of twine bound around the outside and ending in a bunch of fibres, resembling a tassel. There is a circular metal tag attached which reads " Umlauff Museum Hamburg. No 148 Togo. ES 438 Lk No. 34919" There is also a paper label attached.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn3911
caption: Frontal view of label of Horniman Museum object no nn3911
caption: Rear view of label of Horniman Museum object no nn3911 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | ritual objects seed string string (fiber product) | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-4338 | Go to resource |
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