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leg ornament

Iron beads are strung on long, light brown leather cords. The iron beads still shine brightly in some places, but are covered with an unclear substance in most places, making the whole thing appear dark brown. The leather cords are knotted into a ring. Nineteen rings of different sizes are placed on top of each other. Each end forms a wide leather loop. The ends of the leather straps are threaded through the leather loops to hold the leg jewellery together. The shape is designed to allow the jewellery to be worn on the lower leg.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
anklets
Dimensions
General: 36 x 30 x 22 cm
Material/Technique
Iron (OB:metal); leather
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
B00669
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/B00669

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1901
    where
    Damaraland
  • Change of physical control:
    Gift
    when
    1901-04
    who
    August Engelbert Wulff - Former Possessors
    August Engelbert Wulff - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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