wristband

A pair of wristbands (Bedamuni: lobo fasere). One of a pair of wristbands, each consisting of many twisted small bands of fibre made from the leaves of a palm variety.

This example was made by Hainèbia.

Wristbands like these are worn by younger men as a personal adornment. The bands are fastened one by one around the wrist by a friend.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1982.72i
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 100 mm x 67 mm x 56 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
palm fibre; palm leaf
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Oceania > Bedamuni
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