Anklet. Heavy brass ornament, consisting of a short cylinder, slightly widening towards both ends, with a large circular plate surrounding the narrower middle. Circles and lines engraved into the surface. [ASh [OPS move] 2/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Anklet. Heavy brass ornament, consisting of a short cylinder, slightly widening towards both ends, with a large circular plate surrounding the narrower middle. Circles and lines engraved into the surface. [ASh [OPS move] 2/12/2016]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups: Igbo
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939
Date collected: By 1939
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Incised, Process Punched, Process Beaten
Dimensions: Diameter: max 340 mm, Height: max 135 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.1508 Other numbers: 2177

Search terms: Ornament, Leg Ornament

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