Cartridge belt
Container for rifle cartridge ammunition, with a hide flap. The ends are linked with cotton ribbon. This item was captured from a female warrior of the Dahomean army after the second invasion of Abeokuta in March 1864 was defeated.
Collected by Reverend Henry Townsend in Abeokuta who participated in the defence of Abeokuta.
Collected by Reverend Henry Townsend in Abeokuta who participated in the defence of Abeokuta.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- E597
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Arms and armour
- Collection Area Region
- W
- Material
- hidecotton
- Common Name
- cartridge belt
- Simple Name
- belt
- Production Country
- Benin
- Production Year Low
- 1864
- Production Year High
- 1864
