Armlet
Date18th - 19th century
Culture of Origin
Obolo
Object number2007.154
Photo CreditPhoto by Tom Joyce
Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil, A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - August 28, 1998Published ReferencesBorel, France.  Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994  p.81
Eyo, Ekpo and Frank Willett.  Arts du Nigeria.  Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1997
Anderson, Martha G. and Philip M. Peek, eds.  Ways of the Rivers: Arts and Environment of the Niger Delta, Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 2002  p. 54-55Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions8 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 in. (22.2 x 11.4 x 10.2 cm)
MediumCopper alloy