id:			148736
accession number:	1976.177.1
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.177.1
updated:		2020-11-14 10:01:54.300000

Bracelet, c. 1920s. Equatorial Africa, Gabon, Fang, 20th century. Copper alloy; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1976.177.1

title:				Bracelet
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creation date:			c. 1920s
creation date earliest:		1920
creation date latest:		1929
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creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Equatorial Africa, Gabon, Fang, 20th century
technique:	Copper alloy
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Jewelry
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* CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 211, repr.<br>CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1976," CMA Bulletin LXIV (Feb., 1977), p. 73, no. 20

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Bracelets and anklets in various media are popular forms of jewelry among many African peoples. Their beauty and refinement communicate social position and good taste. This bracelet is an elegant flared form with precisely-rendered designs incised into the surface. It is found widely in Gabon and Cameroon among various peoples.
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