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Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

232 cm

Width - Object:

142 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Robe

Place:

Bafodia, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1980

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10373-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/375b4f53c-7c8b-4ab3-bd26-2095904e4f22

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490987

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

142 cm

Width - Object:

61 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Tunic

Place:

Bafodia, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1980

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10374-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/357323f90-acbd-4d33-bf2f-fd71e2292330

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490988

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

33 cm

Width - Object:

19 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Hat

Place:

Bafodia, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1980

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10376-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/359d9dc91-24fa-46e4-8bed-1ed8c66da037

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490990

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

37 cm

Width - Object:

22.5 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Hat

Place:

Bafodia, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

Not Given

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10378-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bf3fcf1a-5831-4cef-8e93-434ce6fec9ae

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490992

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

35 cm

Width - Object:

24.5 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Hat

Place:

Kabala, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

Not Given

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10464-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34ca33c3d-11db-4511-9355-b75cc0fbeef4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8491086

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

40 cm

Width - Object:

48 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Hat

Place:

Bafodia, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1980

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10372-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e7b06e42-2efe-4d13-886d-68664fe54fa1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490986

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

159 cm

Width - Object:

104 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Wrapper

Place:

Bafodia, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1980

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10375-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cb2d7a6a-8533-41e8-8da3-dc0023a7bb93

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490989

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

80 cm

Width - Object:

110 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Robe

Place:

Bafodia, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

Not Given

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10377-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e62c64cc-071f-4ea6-9978-e2e9145affe2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490991

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

9 cm

Width - Object:

19 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Hat

Place:

Kabala, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1980

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10379-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36d449a83-77d6-4ce1-a19b-478d5fae5757

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490993

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

9 cm

Width - Object:

16 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Hat

Place:

Kabala, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1982

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10381-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/331fc11a2-6030-4f14-9fc5-1cdaccbf1159

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490995

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

150 cm

Width - Object:

105.5 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Wrapper

Place:

Mandia, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1980

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10382-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30b06d04e-c20a-4119-93e2-56af9de0f802

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490996

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

126 cm

Width - Object:

67 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Tunic

Place:

Mandia, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1980

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10383-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30a55d8e5-82b9-46f4-9e99-f5f8d93cb571

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8490997

Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Loom

Place:

Mandia, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

1980

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10388-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bb4d38c7-5c27-42fd-b38c-93cd51742a03

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8491008

Collector:

Prussin, Labelle  Search this

Extent:

2 Leaves (colored ink, 16 x 23 inches; 8.5 x 12 inches )

Container:

Folder 2008-18

Culture:

Limba (African people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Graphic Materials

Leaves

Works of art

Amulets

Place:

Sierra Leone

Africa, West

Date:

before 1979

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of two (2) amulets collected by Labelle Prussin in Bafodea, Sierra Leone in 1979. One amulet is a copy that Prussin had made of a "hatumere" (Fulbe) or "sebe" (Mande). It was intended to be folded and enclosed or hidden in a leather pouch. The original amulet was later collected by Simon Ottenberg and is now in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. The other amulet is a sheet of paper inscribed in Arabic. It was previously mounted over the lintel of the entrance to the Chief's house in Bafodea.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2008-18

Related Materials:

The original amulet collected by Simon Ottenberg is held by the National Museum of African Art.

The Department of Anthropology object collections holds artifacts collected by Labelle Prussin.

Genre/Form:

Works of art

Amulets

Citation:

MS 2008-18 Two amulets collected in Bafodea, Sierra Leone, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS2008-18

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ce3b36d0-6f8a-439e-baa1-7116c54e3090

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2008-18

Author:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Physical description:

217 pages

Type:

Books

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1158240

Author:

Ottenberg, Simon  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Sierra Leone

Bafodea

Date:

1994

Topic:

Secret societies  Search this

Limba (African people)--Societies, etc  Search this

Limba initiation  Search this

Limba dance  Search this

Women, Limba  Search this

Call number:

BL2462.5 .R45 1994X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_506633

Collector:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Donor Name:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Height - 1 Of 2:

38 cm

Diameter - 1 Of 2:

49 cm

Height - 2 Of 2:

10 cm

Diameter - 2 Of 2:

43 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Basket

Place:

Konkoba, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Oct 1996

Collection Date:

1975 to 1976

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

409926

USNM Number:

E427408-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ba69585c-f460-489c-b396-e3fde777425b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460119

Collector:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Donor Name:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Height - W/o Strap:

52 cm

Diameter - Object:

22 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Basket

Place:

Sakuta, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Oct 1996

Collection Date:

1975 to 1976

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

409926

USNM Number:

E427409-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/362e9db1d-01c1-4b76-a5cb-1f29b802685c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460120

Collector:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Donor Name:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Height - Object:

27.5 cm

Diameter - Object:

2.5 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Knife

Place:

Konkoba, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Oct 1996

Collection Date:

1975 to 1976

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

409926

USNM Number:

E427410-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f927eb09-c3f7-45dd-aeb2-533a3dc75888

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460121

Collector:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Donor Name:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Height - Object:

25 cm

Diameter - Object:

2.5 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Knife

Place:

Konkoba, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Oct 1996

Collection Date:

1975 to 1976

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

409926

USNM Number:

E427411-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dee67229-453a-4f6a-93fc-6627e32650f8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460122