Bracelet Item Number: 3395/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Silver bracelet composed of a short tracer chain with a hook on one side. The chain attaches to one loop of a three-ring piece on either side of the bracelet. Two more chains attach to the other two loops, and are threaded through the two holes of twenty-two beads. The beads each have two stacked flower designs with a bulbous piece extending out at the bottom.
Narrative
This collection of North African (Berber) and Yemeni jewelry (3395/1-12) is said to have been purchased by the donor's parents in the 1990s, from bazaars in Tripoli, Libya.
Item History
- Made
- Owned by Shirin Eshghi before October 8, 2019
- Received from Shirin Eshghi (Donor) on October 8, 2019
What
Who
- Culture
- Kabyle ?
- Previous Owner
- Shirin Eshghi
- Received from
- Shirin Eshghi (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “North Africa” ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 8, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on October 8, 2019
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3395/0004