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1991.38.10

Arm ornament; thin circular bracelet of ?copper or ?brass wire wound around base of shiny black fibres (Giraffe hair? or plastic?) [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 11/10/2005]

1991.38.10

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Collection type: Object
Description: Arm ornament; thin circular bracelet of ?copper or ?brass wire wound around base of shiny black fibres (Giraffe hair? or plastic?) [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 11/10/2005]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Cultural groups: Zulu
Person: Field collector Clement Philip Maclure Robertson-Fortay; PRM source Miss M.E.G. Robertson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1991
Date collected: By 1991
Acquisition information: Donated: 05/12/1991
Materials and processes: Material Metal Wire, Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Metal, Material Giraffe Hair Animal, Material Plastic Synthetic, Process Bent, Process Wound
Dimensions: Diameter: max 60 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1991.38.10
Research and responses: No data. Attribution by LM, by comparison with other armlets in PRM collections.

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament