The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Bracelet
c. 1920s
Location: Not on view
Description
Bracelets and anklets in various media are popular forms of jewelry among many African peoples. Their beauty and refinement communicate social position and good taste. This bracelet is an elegant flared form with precisely-rendered designs incised into the surface. It is found widely in Gabon and Cameroon among various peoples.- Fagg, William, and Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968. African Tribal Images; the Katherine White Reswick Collection. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 211.
- CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1976," CMA Bulletin LXIV (Feb., 1977), p. 73, no. 20CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 211, not repr.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1976.177.2