Arm Band

31-21-37

From: Zaire | Ituri Forest

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 31-21-37
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pygmy | Mbuti
Provenience Zaire | Ituri Forest
Locus near Mambasa
Section African
Materials Fiber | Leather
Description

Probably of blue monkey skin. Shows braiding and knots. "Used in dances or to hang around the neck." A bracer.

Credit Line Purchased from Charles Wellington Furlong, 1931

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