Bracelet

Museum number:
5-17032
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050017032
Alternate number:
EC-85 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4787
Description:
Cowry shell bracelet. Cowries have been cut in half, exposing the interior of the shells, and attached to a woven and wrapped band of brown twine in such a way that the shells stand outward forming a ring around the band.
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson
Collection place:
Gwembe Valley, Zambia
Collector:
Elizabeth Colson
Materials:
Shell (animal material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
September 9, 2011
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
diameter 13.6 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-17032, described as Cowry shell bracelet. Cowries have been cut in half, exposing the interior of the shells, and attached to a woven and wrapped band of brown twine in such a way that the shells stand outward forming a ring around the band.

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