mwari

Armlet made of white Conus shell, with a pendant made from strips of plant fibre. The pendant is attached with a string has small rings of pink shell woven into it.

Adhered to the armlet is part f an old handwritten label. Most of the label has been detached and lost, and replaced with an inscription written directly on the shell, reading 'Chiefs armlet'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn13563
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 190 mm x 85 mm x 90 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
Conus shell; plant fibre; seed
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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