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1919.29.160

Leg ornament; flexible ring of coiled iron wire. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/10/2005]

1919.29.160

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leg ornament; flexible ring of coiled iron wire. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/10/2005]
Cultural groups
Nguni
Person
Field collector Henry Jackson
PRM source Harry Hamilton Jackson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1864
Date collected
Circa. 1864
Acquisition information
Donated: 1919 Found unentered: Found unentered
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Wound, Process Coiled
Dimensions
Diameter: max 115 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1919.29.160
Research and responses

It is not clear from the Accession Book how this object relates to the note at the beginning of the series of accession entries which states they were collected in South Africa. [MR 8/2/2000]

Search terms: Ornament, Leg Ornament

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