M0018290: Two brass anklets or bracelets, probably West African

Previous title, replaced October 2020: 2 anklets made from metal brass, probably West African

Photograph of two brass anklets or bracelets. The first is stirrup shaped and is from Africa, possibly West Africa. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1933 and given accession number A160353. The second is decorated with a cowrie shell design and is thought to be from Nigeria or Benin. It was purchased at auction by the Museum in 1933 and given accession number A1600011. Neither item is held by Wellcome Collection. The first was transferred to the Fowler Musuem, University of California, Los Angeles in 1966.

October 1960

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index cards for the items: A160011 and A160353

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.