E0834B: India- Bracelet

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0834B

Classification Category:

10:Unclassifiable Artifacts

Marks/Labels:

Tag: "Bracelets worn by Santal Women, Sanka (Santal)"

Materials:

animal ➔ shell
metal

Dimensions:

6.5 cm L
3 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

India

Description:

Santal bracelets made of shell rings. Bracelet B is made up of five rings.

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