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1968.20.84.2

Thick aluminium armlet. One of a pair. Painted with red pigment on the sides of the band. [ASh [OPS move] 8/11/2016]

1968.20.84.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Thick aluminium armlet. One of a pair. Painted with red pigment on the sides of the band. [ASh [OPS move] 8/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
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 Aluminium Metal, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Cast
Dimensions
Diameter: max 90 mm, Height: max 18 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.84.2 Other numbers: TH119

Search terms: Ornament, Status, Arm Ornament

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