Bracelet made of 3 iron wires, flattened and nicked at the edges.
Item
Title
Bracelet made of 3 iron wires, flattened and nicked at the edges.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Arm Ornament
Ornament
Description
Bracelet made of 3 iron wires flattened and nicked at the edges. Wires held together by fusing the ends and hammering back. According to original cataloguing information anklets such as this would have been worn only by the family of the Soba [Chief of Luvando people]. [FHM15/08/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Metal; Wire
Bent
D = 70mm, C = 220mm [FHM15/08/2019]
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.174
A37/174
Source
[Soba] Tchiliwandele. A headman who sold and brokered objects.
Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust