Bracelet, wrought iron ("quidiga"). Flattened sides with filed incisions at right angles to length, open at ends. Diameter 7.9 centimeters, thickness 0.7 centimeters. From Africa, Tanzania, Dawari; Datoga, Barabaig. Context of use: married woman's bracelet.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Dawar, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Tanzania; Dawari; Datoga; Barabaig
Culture or time period:
Barabaig
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama