- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Metal arm ornament; circlet of coiled brass wires worn smooth on upper and lower edges. [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 Animal Hair, Process Coiled
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 86 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1906.78.43
Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament
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