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1968.20.237

Wire spiral armlet with length of palm fibre tied on


1968.20.237

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wire spiral armlet with length of palm fibre tied on
Geographical reference
South East of Mount Kenya
Cultural groups
Tharaka
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1968
Date collected
1968
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1968
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Palm Fibre Plant, Process Bent, Process Tied
Dimensions
Diameter: max 92 mm, Height: max 87 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.237

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament