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Arm cuff

"Ivory arm ring for the left upper arm. Now unfashionable; only worn by ancient Romans at festivities." Shape: Remotely saddle-shaped, transverse to the arm direction. Made of two parts bound together with leather cords Colour: Ivory yellow

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Chaga (Wadjagga, Dschagga)
Object type
Arm cuff
Dimensions
Height: 11 cm
Width: 16 cm
Depth: 9 cm
Weight: 0,243 kg
Material/Technique
Leather , Ivory
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 4123

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Chaga (Wadjagga, Dschagga)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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