id: 148736 accession number: 1976.177.1 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.177.1 updated: 2022-06-04 09:01:00.131000 Bracelet, c. 1920s. Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Fang-style maker. Copper alloy; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1976.177.1 title: Bracelet title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1920s creation date earliest: 1920 creation date latest: 1929 current location: creditline: Gift of Katherine C. White copyright: --- culture: Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Fang-style maker technique: Copper alloy department: African Art collection: African Art type: Jewelry find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 211, repr.
CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1976," CMA Bulletin LXIV (Feb., 1977), p. 73, no. 20 --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES