Cast bronze band bracelet with knob ends, with engraved and punched repeating patterns

Bracelet

Mali

19th or 20th century

  • Titles Bracelet (Descriptive)
  • Medium bronze
  • Dimensions 1/2 × 2 15/16 × 2 3/4 in. (1.3 × 7.5 × 7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Michael Moody, AFI.147.2015
  • Work Type bracelet
  • Classification Costume

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