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Object Number 991-12-60/14909A
Display Title Pair of Silver Arm Rings Decorated with Designs in Relief
Descriptions
Indigenous Term bracelet - bihuan
Object Description Pair of silver arm rings decorated with relief designs all around the outer edge. They are hollow. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 5.4 cm. (diameter) x .6 cm. (w).
Inventory Description Bracelet, metal tube, bent into D shape, longevity symbols in relief
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Silver?
Dimensions Overall: 4.8 x 5.3 x 0.7 cm (1 7/8 x 2 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/14909A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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