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Object Number 00-8-70/55442
Display Title Armlet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bracelet, folded plant leaves, strung, threaded with twisted fiber, knotted
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Nauru Island
Dimensions Overall: 9.2 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm (3 5/8 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)
Donor Donated by Dr. C.H. Otto Bartels

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