Bracelet

East Africa, African

  • Titles Bracelet (Descriptive)
  • Medium metal and leather
  • Dimensions 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (1 x 6.4 x 5.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1991.1136.10
  • Work Type bracelet
  • Classification Jewelry

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Standing male power figure with bent arms resting on distended abdomen; below abdomen, figure is unarticulated block, partially covered by animal skin and waist ornaments (large bell and metal jangles attached to cord). Animal horn emerges vertically from top of head. Face has slitted, bulbous eyes, broad nose, protruding and slightly upturned open mouth, square beard. Necklace of glass beads, animal teeth, seed pods hangs from neck onto abdomen. Umbilical area has opening where medicinal materials once existed.
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Wide jar with slightly flaring, narrow neck; dark brown surface. Shoulder has pattern of parallel horizontal lines.