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Nigerian small shrine: Loan 3021.11

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Nigerian small shrine

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Description

Nigerian small shrine offering formed from a cylindrical piece of wood with designs incised into the top and around the circumference. The pattern on the top surface is abstract and geometric, while the designs around the circumference may represent a closed fist.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (2020-02-03) by Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge

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Identification numbers

Accession number: Loan 3021.11
Primary reference Number: 240338
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 11 March 2020 Updated: Thursday 17 November 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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