Bracelet
MOA: University of British Columbia
3395/4
Silver bracelet composed of a short tracer chain with a hook on one side. The chain attaches to one loop of a three-ring piece on either side of the bracelet. Two more chains attach to the other two loops, and are threaded through the two holes of twenty-two beads. The beads each have two stacked flower designs with a bulbous piece extending out at the bottom.
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Narrative
This collection of North African (Berber) and Yemeni jewelry (3395/1-12) is said to have been purchased by the donor's parents in the 1990s, from bazaars in Tripoli, Libya.
- Type of Item bracelet
- Culture Kabyle
- Material metal
- Measurements height 17.0 cm, width 13.8 cm, depth 0.9 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Shirin Eshghi
- Received from Shirin Eshghi
- Ownership Date before October 8, 2019
- Acquisition Date on October 8, 2019
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3395/0004