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Set of brass wrist ornaments - for the right wrist
Set of brass wrist ornaments - for the right wrist
Object Number 30-36-50/B4881
Display Title Set of brass wrist ornaments - for the right wrist
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bracelets, brass open rings, plain, angled sides
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Liberia, Interior
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 10.7 x 9.3 x 2.4 cm (4 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 30-36-50/B4881
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

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