2 Masai leg rings, different sizes

Made:
1880-1920 in Africa

2 Masai leg rings, slightly different sizes, with hanging chain loops, East Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A30433
Materials:
steel
Measurements:
largest: diameter 147 mm
smaller: diameter 122 mm
plus chains, smaller: length 508 mm
type:
leg rings
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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