Anklet Item Number: Ca49 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Anklet of irregular shaped bronze (?) beads threaded together tightly on a strand of twisted cotton threads.
History Of Use
Anklets were worn for ornamentation by rural Amhara and Galla women and girls. Prestigious ones are made of Maria Theresa silver dollars.
Cultural Context
Jewellery
Item History
- Made in Ethiopia before 1974
- Collected during 1974
- Owned by Lemma Admasu before December 27, 1979
- Received from Lemma Admasu (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on December 27, 1979
What
- Name
- Anklet
- Identification Number
- Ca49
- Type of Item
- anklet
- Material
- bronze metal ? and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, forged and threaded
- Overall
- height 0.5 cm, diameter 8.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Amhara
- Previous Owner
- Lemma Admasu
- Received from
- Lemma Admasu (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ethiopia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1974
- Collection Date
- during 1974
- Ownership Date
- before December 27, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 27, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0587/0017