- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Leg ornament of wound copper wire rings with brass chains and a piece of ivory attached. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/10/2005]
- Cultural groups
- Kamba
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1910
- Date collected
- By 1910
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1910
- Materials and processes
- Material Copper Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Brass Metal, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Wound
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 150 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1910.28.31
Search terms: Ornament, Leg Ornament, Chain
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