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Object Number
991-12-60/14928A
Display Title
Pair of Metal Arm Rings with Twisted Wire Cord Design
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
armring - bihuan
Object Description
Pair of arm rings. Nine wires twisted into a cord design. Silver and alloys. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 6 cm. (?) x 5.5 cm. (?) x .5 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Bracelet, braided and twisted metal
Classification
- Bracelet
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Silver alloy, Silver, Alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 x 4.5 x 0.4 cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/14928A
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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