Pair of leg-rings of iron with decorative iron chains

Pair of leg-rings of iron with decorative iron chains

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Pair of leg-rings of iron with decorative iron chains
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Pair of leg-rings of iron with decorative iron chains, Masai tribe, east Africa, 1880-1910

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A25901
Materials:
iron
Measurements:
larger ring: diameter 145 mm
overall length: length 375 mm
smaller ring: diameter 133 mm
overall: length 380 mm
both rings: depth 7 mm
type:
leg rings
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)