Bracelet Item Number: 3522/61 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Aluminum oval-shaped bracelet with opening at back. Top, bottom and interior sides are flat; exterior is rounded. Exterior is decorated with semi-circles, done in relief, that extend from the top and bottom edges; semi-circles along top edge are outlines, ones along bottom edge are solid. Repeating diamond motif runs through the centre of bracelet, formed in the negative space between the semi-circles.
History Of Use
Aluminum bracelets are sometimes for children.
Narrative
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.
Item History
- Made in Liberia
- Collected between 1965 and 1968
- Owned by Donald White before August 27, 2021
- Received from Donald White (Donor) on August 27, 2021
What
- Name
- Bracelet
- Identification Number
- 3522/61
- Type of Item
- bracelet
- Material
- aluminium metal
- Overall
- height 0.5 cm, width 7.1 cm, depth 6.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Krahn
- Previous Owner
- Donald White
- Received from
- Donald White (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Liberia
When
- Collection Date
- between 1965 and 1968
- Ownership Date
- before August 27, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on August 27, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3522/0061