Hip ornament

Museum number:
5-4251
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2037
Description:
Hip ornament (madzaf di kokwai) of 5 gourd necks pierced by cordage and suspended from piece of hemispherical iron; total height 24 cm.
Donor:
Paul Hinderling and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mokolo, North Region, Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
N. Cameroon; Mokolo; Mafa tribe
Culture or time period:
Mafa tribe
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hip ornament, accession number 5-4251, described as Hip ornament (madzaf di kokwai) of 5 gourd necks pierced by cordage and suspended from piece of hemispherical iron; total height 24 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hip ornament, accession number 5-4251, described as Hip ornament (madzaf di kokwai) of 5 gourd necks pierced by cordage and suspended from piece of hemispherical iron; total height 24 cm.

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