Bracelet Item Number: E 1910.37 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
A thin, slightly convex silver bracelet with a simple catch. The bracelet is decorated with incised lines, in diagonal lines and curls.; Good
Context
The decoration on the bracelet is reminiscent of the carved bracelets of mountain-goat horn made by the Coast Salish, suggesting an early date of manufacture, and a style which was overtaken by the elaborately carved silver bracelets bearing crest designs (G.Crowther). The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Bracelets were usually worn by women, and were frequently given away in large numbers at nineteenth century potlatches (G.Crowther).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher during 1910
What
- Name
- Bracelet
- Identification Number
- E 1910.37
- Type of Item
- bracelet
- Material
- metal and silver 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