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  • Description

    Bracelet and necklace

    The ornaments are made from leather and cowrie shells.

    The small bracelet is made from a dark brown leather with hand stitching. The closure is a small leather ball and a loop on opposing ends. At the centre of the bracelet is a cowrie shell sewn to the leather

    The necklace has a thin twisted string of leather with a small leather ball and loop closure on opposing ends of the string. The necklace has 3 leather tabs hanging from the string with a cowrie shell sewn to each tab

  • Place
    Ganta/Liberia
  • Accession Number
    1990.59
  • Accession Date
    07 Mar 1990
  • Other Id

    53472 (ethnology)

    53472.1 (Number on object)

    53472.2 (Number on object)

  • Department

    World

Bracelet

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  • Bracelet
  • Necklace

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