Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0009 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: brass | |
| Description | Circular armband, probably cast and then bent to shape; Ends are not soldered together; Inner edge is rounded, with pronounced ridge along upper and lower edges and median ridge along entire length, forming two distinct design panels, each stamped with identical geometric patterns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.0, Max Diam = 9.0 | |