Armlet
Man’s armband (gitero) worn to decorate the upper arm. Glass beads are threaded onto Muamba/ baobab fibre (adansonia digitala). However, the decoration also includes conus shell and red wool.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 196/2007/24
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Personal ornament
- Collection Area Region
- E
- Material
- glassvegetable fibreanimal hideconus shellwool yarn
- Common Name
- armlet
- Simple Name
- armlet
- Production Country
- Kenya
- Production Year High
- 1970s
