Leg-Ornament

Leg-Ornament

Object name: Leg-Ornament
Date: 1830-1836
Dimensions:
94 x 116 mm
Medium: Brass, hair
Object number: C12643
DescriptionFour leg rings of camel and leopard hair bound round with a tight spiral of thin flattened brass wire, with traces of red pigment. Purchased by Richard Cuming from the sale of the South African Association Exhibition 1837. On long term display at Saffron Walden Museum.
Culture: Africa