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Object Number
40-24-50/5060
Display Title
Pair of anklets for witch doctor
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
azagbasi
Object Description
Pair of anklets for witch doctor - "azagbasi" - ropes with nut shells (?) hanging off on strings
Inventory Description
Anklets, twisted veg fiber strings w/ hide, nutshell and veg fiber fringe, 2 nut
Classification
- Anklet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Makaraka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura, near
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Nutshell, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 21 x 1.3 cm (7 5/16 x 8 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
40-24-50/5060
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-24-50/5033 | Pair of anklets - ropes with nut shells(?) hanging off on strings (azagbasi) |
Anklet
|
Africa
| |
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Anklet
|
Liberia
| |
| 29-75-50/H910 | Pair of brass anklets |
Anklet
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2580 | Pair of brass anklets |
Anklet
|
Liberia
| |
| 30-36-50/B4874 | Pair of large link-shaped brass anklets |
Anklet
|
Liberia
| |
| 35-31-50/1143 | Pair of iron anklets worn while dancing (ikenk) |
Anklet
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1144 | Pair of iron anklets worn while dancing (ikenk) |
Anklet
|
Cameroon
| |
| 29-75-50/H907 | Pair of anklets |
Anklet
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-27-60/2885 | Bundle of cane anklets |
Anklet
|
Burma
| |
| 98-3-50/51253 | Brass anklets |
Anklet
|
Africa
| |
| 60-25-50/10404.1 | 6 dance anklets - pods on twine |
Raw Material
Anklet |
Liberia
| |
| 60-25-50/10404.2 | 6 dance anklets - pods on twine |
Anklet
Raw Material |
Liberia
|