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Ivory bracelet, in three parts held together with strips of soft sinew
Ivory bracelet, in three parts held together with strips of soft sinew
Object Number 973-16-50/11437
Display Title Ivory bracelet, in three parts held together with strips of soft sinew
Descriptions
Indigenous Term agere
Inventory Description Ivory bracelet, 3 curved pieces perforated and tied with leather and sinew.
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Ivory, Leather, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 6.8 x 1.1 cm (2 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11437
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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