Collector:

Dr. Frederick J. Sobeck  Search this

Donor Name:

Eileen Sobeck  Search this

Length - 1 Of 3:

23 cm

Width - 1 Of 3:

21 cm

Thickness - 1 Of 3:

1.5 cm

Length - 2 Of 3:

18.5 cm

Width - 2 Of 3:

6.5 cm

Thickness - 2 Of 3:

1 cm

Culture:

Chewa  Search this

Object Type:

Dance Ornament

Place:

Malawi, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Aug 2008

Collection Date:

18 Aug 1968 to 22 Aug 1970

Notes:

Ring shaped dance ornament wrapped with glass beads and 2 decorative leather panels. Wrapped beads are strung on leather cord and alternate color banding in blue, red, green, yellow, black, and white. Leather panels have stitched beaded designs with white, black, red, orange, blue, and yellow beads; metal chains attaching flat rectangular pieces of aluminum on 1 panel.

Record Last Modified:

28 Nov 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2041514

USNM Number:

E433183-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33e84251a-cf78-4318-8c30-9c9588453d7a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_11052683