anklet (anklet)
Descriptions
Cast in a white metal alloy. Such metals were often associated with Obatala, the Yoruba creator of the first man and woman; its characteristics are gentility and paleness. In a creation tale, Obatala is mentioned wearing such armlets.
Obtained by Townsend in Abeokuta, sometime between 1843 and 1868.
This object is not on display.
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