Bracelet

African

  • Titles Bracelet (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron
  • Dimensions 1 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (3.2 x 24.8 x 14.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.192
  • Work Type bracelet
  • Classification Jewelry

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Collector number EWLE 9
Vertical iron pole with six iron currency objects attached at top; three objects are iron hoe-blade currencies, and three are possibly rattles, hoe-shaped but open in center and with an enclosed portion that could have held percussive elements Function: Currency staffs constitute a display of wealth; if it is Fulani, it would have been owned by settled Fulani rather than nomadic herders.