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Collection Online as of September 10, 2026

A copper alloy bracelet forms a thick, open ring with a warm, brownish-gold surface. The tubular band features a central section of vertical ridges flanked by diagonal hatch marks. Fine, horizontal ribs finish the blunt ends, while small specks of green oxidation appear in the deep grooves. The piece displays intricate, repeating patterns and a textured finish across its heavy, curved metallic form.

Bracelet

1900s

Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Fang-style maker

Copper alloy
Gift of Katherine C. White 1976.175
Location: Not on view
  • Fagg, William Buller. African Tribal Images;the Katherine White Reswick Collection. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968, no. 211. no. 211
    Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review 1976.” In Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 64, no 2 (February 1977): 73, no. 20. p. 73, no. 20
  • Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
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