Events

Abolition of Slavery Day

25th March 2010

Provider: Doncaster Council
Venue: Doncaster Museum, Chequer Road, Doncaster, DN1 2AE.
Cost: FREE

Event Contact:
Ann Kingswood | Doncaster Council
01302 736927 | ann.kingswood@doncaster.gov.uk
Website: http://www.doncaster.gov.uk

This event takes place from 1:00pm - 3:30pm at Doncaster Museum

Abolition of Slavery Day

Featuring...

  • The World Culture Collection comprising of a staggering 2904 items from all round the world. It is a treasure trove of interesting information and startling stories of far off cultures, their crafts, arts, beliefs and social practices. Join in!  choose  an artefact to research  - join the world cultures takeaway experience!
  • Dancing and Drumming workshops - from 1pm by Solo Entertainment
  • Presentations and information on domestic violence and forced marriages - with Wendy Olivant and Ninda  Randhawa.

A special museum bicentenary booklet will given to every one who attends.

For further information contact Ann Kingswood on 01302 736927 or email ann.kingswood@doncaster.gov.uk

Come along and join us; we look forward to meeting you.

Here's an example of just one of the item's in the World Culture Collection

Brass Anklets (Matching Pair)
Awka-Orlu Plateau, N.E Nigeria
Igbo Tribe

These anklets are characteristic of the Igbo tribe of N.E Nigeria. Made by specialist itinerant metal smiths (known as the Awka) from a small village Igbo-Ukwa and called ‘Ogba’. They were beaten from a solid brass bar and decorated with punch dot and incised line decoration consisting of a combination of geometric patterns and zoomorphic (animal) imagery, which to date, the meaning of, has not been established.

The anklets formed part of a newly wed woman’s dowry and were a symbol of their high social status. The status derives from the fact that brass was a very rare commodity and therefore considered a precious metal. Because the anklets restricted movement and prevented women from carrying out normal domestic duties this also conveyed their status as privileged.

The anklets are so cumbersome and heavy that they cause the wearer to walk with a rolling gait. A movement which women of lower social standing imitated to suggest they were accustomed to wearing them and therefore of a higher class within their society.

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