Cuff bracelet with dangling orbs designed by Winifred Mason Chenet
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@ National Museum of African American History and Culture
Description
A cuff bracelet with dangling orbs designed by Winifred Mason Chenet. The cuff consists of a curved band of hammered copper with an opening so that it can be placed on the wrist. Suspended from the band are circular brass and copper orbs in a pattern of small brass circle, small copper circle, large brass circle with overlayed smaller copper circle. This pattern repeats three times around the band, with the large brass and copper circles appearing at the middle, right, and left sides. The metal circles are smooth with unmarked backs. On the interior of the cuff is stamped [cheneT / d'HAITI].
Physical Object
Copper And Brass (Alloy) With Lacquer
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Museum of African American History and CultureRecord Harvested From
Smithsonian InstitutionKeywords
- African American
- African Americans
- African Diaspora
- Africans
- Art
- Chenet, Winifred Mason
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Fashion
- Folklife
- Ornamentation
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