Anklet
· R. D. Congo, Mongo
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ID: 3034702
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Provenance
Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, GermanyTaille
H: 23 cm
D: 12 cm
H: 9.1 inch
D: 4.7 inch
Description
brass, heavy leg shield, threetimes subdivided, a sharp-edged projection in the middle, grooves at the rim, incised ornaments;
worn by women, it testified to the husbands wealth. It was removed by the smith only after the owners death.