Tasbaha- prayer beads, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11824, acc no. 2879, file code 5.1. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Carved wood beads on cotton string Context of use: Used as rosary in prayer Description: Prayer beads, Muslin; carved yellowish wood beads strung on cotton thread; green cotton or silk tassel at end; 52 cm. l.;
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies