Arm band

Museum number:
5-1789
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B14 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1383
Description:
Arm band made of monkey fur strips (bikō bikwen) Dance paraphernalia made and worn by either men or women.
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Armbands
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Arm band, accession number 5-1789, described as Arm band made of monkey fur strips (bikō bikwen) Dance paraphernalia made and worn by either men or women.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arm band, accession number 5-1789, described as Arm band made of monkey fur strips (bikō bikwen) Dance paraphernalia made and worn by either men or women.

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