DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Upper arm bracelet
NameUpper arm bracelet
CultureBedouin
Place madeAsia
MediumSilver
Dimensions5/8 × 3 9/16 × 3 3/8 in. (1.6 × 9 × 8.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Senta Hoge, A.2012.82.16
Object numberA.2012.82.16
DescriptionSlightly flattened tube joined at ends by a diamond shaped plaque. On each flattened surface are a row of large balls, bordered on both sides by rows of twisted wire. End caps are rounded and wrapped with wire where they join the tube.
Late 19th century
c. 1900
Late 19th-early 20th century