- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Metal arm ornament; elaborate band of 6 coils of copper, joined in 5 places by iron wires with brass wire decorations. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/10/2005]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Kalanga
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1906
- Date collected
- Before 1906
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1906
- Materials and processes
- Material Brass Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Copper Metal, Material Animal Hair, Process Twisted, Process Plaited
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 100 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1906.78.25
Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament
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