Bracelet

African

  • Titles Bracelet (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron
  • Dimensions 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. (1.6 x 15.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.201
  • Work Type bracelet
  • Classification Jewelry

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Snuff Container, Dogon people, Mali, African, leather; ivory; wood
Spoon (Saawa), Asante people or, Baule people, Akan group, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, African, brass
Ovoid vessel with dark brown patina has narrow, short neck with flared rim; shoulder of jar divided into triangular sections with raised ridges; each triangle has raised circle with cross inside. Bottom half of vessel has raised, curved lines descending below each triangle.
Brown, ovoid vessel narrows at neck and has everted rim and lug handles; bottom half of vessel has overall roulette texture and matte, buff-colored surface and top half of vessel is glossy dark brown.