Accession No
E 1901.147 D
Description
Bracelet, made from a strip of copper alloy, probably brass, which has been bent into a penannular shape. The edge of the bracelet has been decorated with two incised lines and four circular impressions at one end, near to the penannular opening.
Place
Asia; South Asia; Sri Lanka; Badulla
Period
Source
Davis, Joseph Barnard [collector]; Cambridge Anatomical Museum [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1901.147 D; MAA: AR 1902 1122
Cultural Affliation
Vedda
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Brass
Local Term
Wallaloo
Measurements
50mm x 5mm x 51mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bracelet, made from a strip of brass and penannular. Worn by Vedda peoples.
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label attached to the object via string reads: '1901.147 D / "Wallaloo" / Vedah Bangles / Badulla, Ceylon / Transferred from Anatomical School, 1901'
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Small penannular bangles, two consisting of bands with incised decorations, and two with plain wire (one iron, one brass). Worn by Veddahs.
Event Date 1901
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Bracelet, made from a strip of copper alloy, probably brass, which has been bent into a penannular shape. The edge of the bracelet has been decorated with two incised lines and four circular impressions at one end, near to the penannular opening.
Event Date 9/11/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue Card reads: '1901.E.147 a-d. ASIA. SOUTH ASIA, SRI LANKA. Four small penannular BANGLES (wallaloo), two consisting of bands with incised decorations and two with plain wire (one iron, one brass) worn by Veddahs. Badullah, Ceylon. Barnard Davis Collection. Transferred from Anatomical Museum. R. 1902.1122'.
Event Date 17/10/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:281974
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