Bracelet Item Number: E 1910.35 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
A brass bracelet which is C-shaped and decorated with incised diagonal lines, and four bands of parallel lines, two of which are on the ends.; Good
Context
The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Before the arrival of silver (approx. 1798) on the coast copper, brass and iron were worked and worn as bracelets, necklaces and anklets. It is possible this bracelet, together with E 1910.34 and E 1910.36 are from this earlier period. In the nineteenth century such bracelets were the standard medium of potlatch payments among the Kwakiutl (G. Crowther).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher during 1910
What
- Name
- Bracelet
- Identification Number
- E 1910.35
- Type of Item
- bracelet
- Material
- metal and brass metal
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Received from
- Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1910
Other
- Keyword
- Personal Adornment; Ceremonial Objects