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.

  • 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