Armlet

NameArmlet

CultureShilluk, White Nile

Place madeSudan, Africa

MediumIvory

Dimensions6 × 2 13/16 in. (15.3 × 7.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.904

Object numberA.1955.86.904

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionRectanglar shape with hole in center. Engraved inscription and floral motif on one side. Oval wing or bracelet with areas engraved in low relief on each side of the four sides is an area containing meandering stem having leaves and flowers growing from it. On either of the short, wider ends is an area containing an inscription, small forms filling the background. Letters resemble treatment given Khufric writing in Persian decorative art.