Collector:

Richard D. Mohun  Search this

Donor Name:

U. S. Department Of State  Search this

Culture:

Not Given  Search this

Object Type:

Chain

Place:

Kasongo, Kasongo Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Accession Date:

1895

Notes:

From card: "An iron chain. links 8 to 12 cm. long, 2.5 to 3 cm. wide. An arm or ankle ring 8 cm. diam. is at one end, hinged neck ring 14 cm. diam. loose on chain. Kasongo is a town near the Lualaba River at about 4 degrees, 25 minutes S., 26 degrees, 40 minutes E. It is mentioned as an Arab station in 1876 in Henry M. Stanley, Through the Dark Continent, vo. 2 (London, 1878), p. 123. 11/13/66: loaned to Cult. Hist. (MHT), returned 2/13/81. Loaned to NMAH-Life in America 10-29-84."

Record Last Modified:

3 Jan 2022

Specimen Count:

2

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

029024

USNM Number:

E174811-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c0415e5d-c683-4abc-a720-e6051312344a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8350071