Carved wooden effigy
Carved wooden effigy, stylized human being with curious body, long pillar-like neck and head topped by a flower pot-like headdress, from the regalia of the Nyama society of Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930
Wooden casket containing various items making up the regalia of the Nyama society of Southern Nigeria
- Made:
- 1890-1830
Wooden casket containing various items making up the regalia of the Nyama society of Southern Nigeria, curved wooden effigy not in casket, Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A5076
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
-
with lid: height 183 mm
length 187 mm
width 154 mm
lid: length 335 mm
lid: width 177 mm
- type:
- casket
- credit:
- Jeffreys, M.D.W.
Parts
Ring of grasses and twigs used as stand on a white pot (above) rest
Ring of grasses and twigs used as stand on a white pot (above) rest, from the regalia of the Nyama society of Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930
- Measurements:
-
diameter 96 mm
thickness 14 mm
- Materials:
- grass
- Object Number:
- A5076 Pt3
- type:
- pot stands
Two pieces of dog's jawbone
Two pieces of dog's jawbone, lower mandible, both pieces with teeth, from the regalia of the Nyama society of Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930
- Measurements:
-
length 108 mm
maximum: width 38 mm
maximum: thickness 12 mm
- Materials:
- bone, canine
- Object Number:
- A5076 Pt4
- type:
- jawbone
Six pieces of bark
6 small pieces of porous yellow substance, very soft flaky, thought to be a type of bark, "Nsee" (vern) nature unknown, from the regalia of the Nyama society of Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930
Finely plaited fibre head band
Finely plaited fibre head band, the ends of which are knotted into holes pierced in the lower mandible of a dog, from the regalia of the Nyama society of Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930
- Measurements:
-
doubled: length 215 mm
cross-section: diameter 5 mm
jaw bone: length 97 mm
- Materials:
- fibre and bone, canine
- Object Number:
- A5076 Pt8
- type:
- headband
Necklet of twisted "Ndum" (dyed red) fibre
Necklet of twisted "Ndum" (dyed red) fibre, with small foled lead tied up in it said to contain medicine, from the regalia of the Nyama society of Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930
Wooden casket
Wooden casket with carved geometric design, used to contain various items making up the regalia of the Nyama society of Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930
- Measurements:
-
overall: 183 mm x 154 mm x 187 mm,
- Materials:
- wood and metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- A5076 Pt11
- type:
- casket
