One of a pair of anklets spirally-coiled of stout brass wire, worn with the high brass spiral collar. For the other anklet of this pair see 1929.92.5.2.

Collection type: Object
Description: One of a pair of anklets spirally-coiled of stout brass wire, worn with the high brass spiral collar. For the other anklet of this pair see 1929.92.5.2.
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Cultural groups: Kayan Kangkaw (Padaung)
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1929
Date collected: By 1929
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1929
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Process Coiled
Dimensions: Height: max 90 mm, Diameter: max 98 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1929.92.5.1
Research and responses: Card states this is from S Shan States; however, it is more likely to come from what is now Kayah State (almost all the Padaung live in and around Loikaw). The Shan States covered a wider area than is now covered by the singular Shan State.