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Object Number
998-18-50/12835
Display Title
Armband with beadwork and cowrie shells
Descriptions
Object Description
Tubular raffia armband with patterned blue cotton fabric section (worn next to skin); narrowtwisted raffia strap at either end; zigzag pattern composed of alternating double rows of small turquoise and white glass beads or turquoise, green, blue and white beads; cowrie shells in center section and at ends, bounded by single rows of red, yellow, orange and white beads at the ends and at one end of the center section; and bounded by a single row of red tubular glass beads at the other end of the center section
Inventory Description
Armband, tubular, raffia with glass bead/cowrie decoration, cloth strip at back
Classification
- Armlet
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Kete
- Kuba
- Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Kasai Occidental
Materials
Raffia, Cotton fabric, Glass, Cowrie
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm (8 11/16 x 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-18-50/12835
Credit Line
Dr. and Mrs. Peter and Melanie Kilmarx
Provenance
Collector
Peter Kilmarx
(1983-1986)
Collector
Melanie Kilmarx
(1983-1986)
Donor
Peter Kilmarx
(10/06/1998)
Donor
Melanie Kilmarx
(10/06/1998)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 998-18-50/12834 | Armband with beadwork and cowrie shells |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-18-50/12833 | Armband with beadwork and cowrie shells |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-18-50/12836 | Armband with beadwork and cowrie shells |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-18-50/12827 | Armband with cowrie shells |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-18-50/12828 | Armband with cowrie shells |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-18-50/12826 | Armband with cowrie shells |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-18-50/12832 | Armband with beadwork |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-18-50/12829 | Armband with cowrie shells |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-18-50/12831 | Armband with cowrie shells |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-18-50/12825 | Armband with cowrie shells |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
| 998-18-50/12830 | Armband with cowrie shells |
Armlet
|
Zaire
| |
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