Bandolier

Description

Bandolier, of hide, with compartments for ammunition, decorated with metal discs and bells attached to a hemispherical leather shoulder bag ornamented with four engraved knives in sheaths attached along the top edge and five bells hanging from the curved edge of the bag, part of the regalia of Kwamin Intsiaku, Chief of Sarman: Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante people, pre 1903

Museum reference

A.1906.517.12

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Bandolier, Ammunition holder, Bag, Cartridge belt

Production information

Unknown
Sarman, Central Region, Ghana, Western Africa

Date

Pre 1903

Style / Culture

Asante

Materials

Hide, Metal, Leather

Physical description

Hide

Associations

Previous owner: Kwamin Intsiaku

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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