Arm ring

Description

Arm ring (ngotho) of ivory, with decoration or repairs of inlaid studs of dark wood: Africa, Eastern Africa, Kenya, Kikuyu Province, Kamba people

Museum reference

A.1925.801

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Arm ring, Arm ornament

Production information

Unknown
Kikuyu Province, Kenya, Eastern Africa

Style / Culture

Kamba

Materials

Ivory, Wood

Physical description

Ivory; dark studs of wood inlaid

Associations

British Empire Exhibition

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
world cultures, patterns of life