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Description: Anklet beaten from a solid brass bar of the type worn by Igbo women in Nigeria. Diameter approx 35cm. Donated in 1922 by Mrs J Laurie to Wolverhampton Art Gallery, from whose catalogue this description is sourced. See also http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aoa/b/brass_anklet_ogba.aspx The leg-tube extends approx 7cm each side of the disc.
Title: Igbo brass anklet
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Author: Andy Mabbett
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