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1954.2.78

Child's restricting ankle band. Made from cotton woven into a circular band. Woven around a wooden cylindrical support. [ASh [OPS move] 15/11/2016]

1954.2.78

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Collection type
Object
Description
Child's restricting ankle band. Made from cotton woven into a circular band. Woven around a wooden cylindrical support. [ASh [OPS move] 15/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Mazaruni River
Cultural groups
Akawaio
Person
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1952
Date collected
1951 - 1952
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 28 mm band, Diameter: max 44 mm band, Depth: max 3 mm band
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.2.78

Search terms: Children and Childcare, Body Art, Clothing Footgear, Ornament, Footgear, Body Art Accessory, Leg Ornament