Leg Band Item Number: Aa20 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular leather band strung with brass beads of slightly varying size.
History Of Use
Worn by women, usually below the knee and above the calf.
Cultural Context
Women's ornament.
Item History
- Made in Okavango Swamps, Botswana
- Collected between 1967 and 1975
- Owned by Frank A. Gaudin before September 15, 1975
- Received from Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on September 15, 1975
What
- Name
- Leg Band
- Identification Number
- Aa20
- Type of Item
- band
- Material
- leather skin and copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, cast and wrapped
- Overall
- height 30.0 cm, diameter 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank A. Gaudin
- Received from
- Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okavango Swamps, Botswana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0287/0018 c