Bracelet

Museum number:
5-4332
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2037
Description:
Brass bracelet (Mafa term; nxpatat gura); 6 rows of incised twining-like design; in center spiral design; knob-like protusion from central design; lost wax casting technique; diam 5.8 cm.
Donor:
Paul Hinderling and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Guiva, Zamfara State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Guvva (near Madagali); Marghi tribe
Culture or time period:
Marghi tribe
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bracelet, accession number 5-4332, described as Brass bracelet (Mafa term; nxpatat gura); 6 rows of incised twining-like design; in center spiral design; knob-like protusion from central design; lost wax casting technique; diam 5.8 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bracelet, accession number 5-4332, described as Brass bracelet (Mafa term; nxpatat gura); 6 rows of incised twining-like design; in center spiral design; knob-like protusion from central design; lost wax casting technique; diam 5.8 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-4332, described as Brass bracelet (Mafa term; nxpatat gura); 6 rows of incised twining-like design; in center spiral design; knob-like protusion from central design; lost wax casting technique; diam 5.8 cm.

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