Wristlets or anklets

Museum number:
3-24268a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
7-25, 26 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.172
Description:
Wristlets or anklets of iron links; length each 27.5 cm. Cf. 2-33853-54, 2-48371, 2-48375
Donor:
Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, unspecified
Culture or time period:
Mexican Historic (1521–present)
Collector:
Zelia Nuttall
Materials:
Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1905
Context of use:
3 curious objects pertaining to religious penance in convents and monasteries. Two (3-24268a,b) were worn next to skin around wrists or ankles, in self-torture. The scourge (3-24269) was used for flagellation until blood was drawn.
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 27.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Wristlets or anklets, accession number 3-24268a,b, described as Wristlets or anklets of iron links; length each 27.5 cm. Cf. 2-33853-54, 2-48371, 2-48375Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Wristlets or anklets, accession number 3-24268a,b, described as Wristlets or anklets of iron links; length each 27.5 cm. Cf. 2-33853-54, 2-48371, 2-48375Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Wristlets or anklets, accession number 3-24268a,b, described as Wristlets or anklets of iron links; length each 27.5 cm. Cf. 2-33853-54, 2-48371, 2-48375

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