Band Item Number: Aa28 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular band of brass wire coiled around a wire core.
History Of Use
Leg bands worn by women.
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
- Band
- Identification Number
- Aa28
- Type of Item
- band
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- twisted and coiled
- Overall
- height 0.5 cm, diameter 10.3 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
- Item Classes
- metalwork; textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0287/0024 b