Fibre anklets made from plant fibre
Item
Title
Fibre anklets made from plant fibre
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Leg Ornament
Ornament
Description
A pair of reddish-brown anklets made from wound plant fibre. Worn by female initiates during the Efendula ceremony on the night of their return from the period of liberty in the bush. The Efendula ceremony by which young Kwaynama women celebrated the transition to marriageable age. [FHM27/07/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Plant; Fibre
Tied
L = 260mm [FHM27/07/2019]
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.179A
A37/179A
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust