Twisted steel armlet

Twisted steel armlet, with piece of cloth bound on with wire

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Twisted steel armlet, with piece of cloth bound on with wire
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Twisted steel armlet, with piece of cloth bound on with wire, Batetela, Upper Congo 1880-1920

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652434
Materials:
steel and fabric
Measurements:
diameter 73 mm
approximately: thickness 3 mm
type:
armlet