Candomble Sequined Arm Band (Copo) And Bracelet W/ Beaded Chain
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Aug 1999
label: Collection Date
content: 1996
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Mason
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: IN CANDOMBLE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, ITEMS LIKE THIS ARE WORN IN DANCES FOR IEMANJA, THE DEITY OF THE SEA AND MOTHERHOOD. ARM BAND IS CROWN-SHAPED WITH SCALLOPED EDGE (3 PEAKS). MADE FROM CARDBOARD COVERED WITH CLOTH, THEN SEWN ON ONE SIDE WITH SHINY WHITE SEQUINS WITH CLEAR PLASTIC BEADS. CENTER HAS FLORAL DESIGN ALSO MADE FROM SEQUINS & BEADS. HAS HOOK AND CLASP CLOSURE. ATTACHED TO BRACELET BY CLEAR PLASTIC BEAD CHAIN. BRACELET IS RECTANGULAR WHEN FLAT, ALSO COVERED ON ONE SIDE WITH ROWS OF SHINY WHITE SEQUINS WITH CLEAR PLASTIC BEADS. HAS HOOK AND CLASP CLOSURE.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Jun 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 420720
label: USNM Number
content: E428623-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Armband
physicalDescription: label: Length - When Flat
content: 48.5 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 31 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 0.5 cm