Catalogue card for Z 12139 : [amended to read '2' and armlet made plural] 2 armlet[s] or anklet of cowrie shells and brass knobs used for babies in older times on 7th day after birth
A small armlet or anklet made from cowrie shells and copper alloy balls strung on fibre. The cowrie shells have had the backs removed and are strung offset to one another but back to back. The copper alloy balls appear to be cast with loops attached, and there are two different types.