Accession No
D 1937.179 C
Description
Brass bracelet, open with rounded terminals, decorated with incised lines along both edges.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Sudan
Period
Source
Arkell, Anthony John [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
D 1937.179 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Brass
Local Term
Measurements
65mm
Events
Context (Production / use)
Bracelet used for curing infantile diarrhoea by rubbing it on lower teeth.
Event Date
Author: Louise Puckett
Context (Acquisition Details)
Provenance given on top right of catalogue card as "Darfur, Sudan". Possibly place of acquisition?
Event Date
Author: Remke Velden
Description (Physical description)
Brass bracelet. 1 'Erenga' bracelet used for curing infantile diarrhoea by rubbing it on lower teeth.
Event Date
Author: Remke Velden
Context (Acquisition Details)
The Arkell collection was first deposited at MAA in 1937. In 1954, some material was transferred and gifted to the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford. The rest of the original deposit was gifted to MAA. New accession numbers were not assigned to the collection, so Arkell collection objects continue to be known by their D numbers, despite no longer being on deposit.
Event Date 1954
Author: Louise Puckett
Context (Related Documents)
'Accession Register notes "At donors request some of this material was transferred to Pitt-Rivers Museum in 1954. These items erased or marked 'To P.R.'. In December 1954 all items 1-258 except those those transferred to Pitt Rivers Museum were given absolutely to UMAE by Arkell."
Event Date 1/12/2000
Author: Louise Puckett
Description (Physical description)
Brass bracelet, open with rounded terminals, decorated with incised lines along both edges.
Event Date 20/1/2022
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:274315
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