Basket

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Capt. John H. Camp
Donor Name
Capt. John H. Camp
FROM CARD: "RING-SHAPED WITH NECK AND TWO LOOPS AT TOP; BODY OF BASKET WICKER WORK, NECK COILED. PROBABLY A MONEY BASKET FOR USE WITH SHELL MONEY. QUIGGIN (A SURVEY OF PRIMITIVE MONEY, P. 47 AND FIG. 5) ASCRIBES THIS TO THE BAMBALA, AND SAYS THEY WERE USED FOR CARRYING NZIMBU, OLIVELLA SHELL CURRENCY. THIS IS CONFIRMED BY DARTEVELLE (N'ZIMBU, FIG. 79), BUT WITHOUT TRIBAL ASCRIPTION."
Illus. Fig. 12 p. 100 in Schurtz, Heinrich. 2024. Outline of the Origins of Money. [S.l.]: HAU.
Record Last Modified
19 Dec 2024
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Mbala
(Ba Mbala)
Accession Date
5 Mar 1895
Accession Number
028914
USNM Number
E169131-0
Object Type
Basket
Diameter
15 cm
Height
17.5 cm
Width
5.5 cm
Place
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8349256
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a5b670fe-586b-4685-8a21-251a57da8c23
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