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1906.78.35

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

1906.78.35

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Collection type: Object
Description: Metal arm ornament; flexible circlet of coiled brass 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 Animal Hair, Process Coiled
Dimensions: Diameter: max 100 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1906.78.35
Research and responses: 1906.78.31 - 1906.78.38 are tied together. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/10/2005]

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament