String anklet made of a circular loop of plant fibre wrapped in plant fibre string
Item
Title
String anklet made of a circular loop of plant fibre wrapped in plant fibre string
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Leg Ornament
Ornament
Description
String anklet made of a circular loop of plant fibre wrapped in plant fibre string. The anklet is damaged in one place, where the string is unravelled and the interior fibre is visible. These anklets were worn by a young girl; older girls and women wore a copper version.
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Plant; Fibre
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.1446
A36/1446
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust