Large Bronze Anklet with Bell
date
n.d.
creation place
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire ; Liberia
medium & support
Cast bronze with raised design
measurements
6 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (17.15 x 16.19 x 24.13 cm)
credit line
David T. Owsley Collection
accession number
L2009.009.026
keywords
accessories, acoustics, African religion, Africans, anklets, betrothal, bracelet, bride price, ceremonial objects, civilization, clothes, clothing, costume, costume accessories, culture, currency, dowry, exchange media, family, human being, idiophone, instrument, jewelry, jewels, love, lover, materiality, money, nationality, non-Christian religion, offspring, race (human), rattle, religion, rite, ritual objects, signal, society, struck idiophone, supernatural, tribal religion, wedding-gift
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