Ornament

AF4533B

From: Ethiopia

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF4533B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Arusa Galla
Provenience Ethiopia
Locus From Sheikh Husein
Section African
Materials Brass
Description

Forehead ornament. Sheet of brass bent into two tubes which are filled with gum[?], into the ends of which are inserted rounded bits of china. The tubes are ornamented with bands of fine horizontal lines, zigzags, and chevrons.

Length 10 cm
Width 6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Arthur Donaldson Smith, 1914
Other Number 18918 - Old Museum Number

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