Wooden armlet, worn by men [RTS 22/3/2004].

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden armlet, worn by men [RTS 22/3/2004].
Long description: Roughly circular annular armlet carved from a single piece of wood; all surfaces have been cut flat, creating a rectangular section. The execution is irregular, particuarly on the inner face, and the thickness of the object varies. The original colour of the wood appears to be a light yellowish brown (Pantone 465C); this has been left visible on the outer face, with all other surfaces stained a darker brown (Pantone black 4C). These have also been polished. The object is complete and intact. The length across the outside edge of the armlet is 94.5 mm, its outer width 90.7 mm, the inside diameter 67 mm, thickness 14.5 mm and height 20.3 mm, with a weight of 35.9 grams [RTS 22/3/2004].
Geographical reference: South Sudan
Africa > Eastern Africa > South Sudan
Cultural groups: Anywaa (Anuak)
Person: Field collector Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard; PRM source Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: March - May 1935
Acquisition information: Donated: 1936
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Stained, Process Polished
Dimensions: Length: max 94.5 mm, Width: max 90.7 mm, Thick: max 14.5 mm, Height: max 20.3 mm, Weight 35.9 g
Object numbers: Accession number: 1936.10.69
Research and responses: Evans-Pritchard conducted his fieldwork amongst the Anuak between early March and May 1935 (E.E. Evans-Pritchard, 1940, The Political System of the Anuak of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, p. 3) [RTS 22/3/2004].

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament

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