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DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Child's Anklets

NamePair of Anklets

Artist Artist not recorded

Place madeSudan, Africa

MediumSilver

Dimensionsa: 15/16 × 2 3/16 in. (2.4 × 5.6 cm)
b: 15/16 × 2 1/4 in. (2.4 × 5.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.894ab

Object numberA.1955.86.894ab

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionRound base lined with bells. An additionl band of wire strung through 9 soldered rings, used to suspend 8 silver bells, domed spheres, bound at middle with twisted silver wire.

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