Braid

Museum number:

5-6834

Permalink:

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Alternate number:

39 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.2307

Object count:

1

Description:

Leg (or arm) ornament; length of braided cowhide; 3 strands; l. 52 cm. Worn in sets by men; tied below knee or on upper arm; never taken off. Native name: Arukwan. Collected Dec. 1966.

Donor:

Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation

Collection place:

Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda

Verbatim coll. place:

Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21) Moroto Development Center

Culture or time period:

Karamojong

Collector:

Mary Jean Aerni

Collection date:

Dec 1966

Object type:

ethnography

Function:

2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements

Accession date:

1967

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)

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