Steel "fighting" bracelet used in sport called "bangle fighting"

Made:
1850-1900
Steel fighting' bracelet used in sport called 'bangle fighting'

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Steel fighting' bracelet used in sport called 'bangle fighting'
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Steel "fighting" bracelet used in sport called "bangle fighting", in reality a fertility bracelet, horseshoe shaped with sharp outer edge and perforated for suspension, Kau, Kordofan, Sudan, 1850-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652493
Materials:
steel
type:
bracelet - jewelry
credit:
Finlay, G.M.