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Arm spiral

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "Arm jewellery, iron spiral. The uppermost coil is wound with brass wire. H.22 D.10,5 cm, Masai".

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Massai
Object type
Arm spiral
Dimensions
Height: 22,5 cm
Width: 8,5 cm
Depth: 8,5 cm
Weight: 0,7 kg
Material/Technique
Brass, Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 13593

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Massai
  • Collecting
    who
    Glauning, Hans - Collectors
    Kaiserliches Gouvernement für Kamerun - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase / Estate of the Imperial Government for Cameroon 1910
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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