Narrow iron wristlet with central diamond design

Item

Title

Narrow iron wristlet with central diamond design

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Arm Ornament
Ornament

Description

Narrow iron band with the ends beaten back and a 'V' cut out. Incised design of diamond pairs joined together by a central band. Background is cross hatched. According to previous cataloguing information, this was originally in the possession of the Nandi chief.[FHM15/08/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Iron; Metal
Forged (Metal)
W = 60mm [FHM15/08/2019]

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.199
A37/199

Source

[Chief] Nandi
Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937
The Powell-Cotton Museum

Space/Place

Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust

Item sets

PCM object collections

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Title Alternate label Class
Chief Nandi Agent