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Object Number 25-37-50/B3817
Display Title "Kate," anklet worn by women in dances
Descriptions
Object Description "Kate," anklet worn by women in dances
Inventory Description Anklet, woven thick fiber strands, circular with opening in back, twisted fiber
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Anklet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Dimensions Overall: 15.3 x 13.7 x 4.2 cm (6 x 5 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B3817

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