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1906.78.26

Metal arm ornament; thin, flexible circlet of iron wires wound around a base of ?hair. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/10/2005]

1906.78.26

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Collection type
Object
Description
Metal arm ornament; thin, flexible circlet of iron wires wound around a base of ?hair. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/10/2005]
Geographical reference
Zimbabwe
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zimbabwe
Cultural groups
Kalanga
Person
Field collector E.M. Andrews
PRM source E.M. Andrews
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 Coiled
Dimensions
Diameter: max 63 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1906.78.26
Research and responses

1906.78.26 and 1906.78.27 are similar and are tied together. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/10/2005]

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament