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X86.1488 Kasena Armlet
Object Name: Kasena Armlet
Place of Origin: Ghana
Cultural Group: Frafra peoples
Materials Used: Ivory
Date: 1976
Dimensions: L: 11.0 cm, H: 23.5 cm, D: 4.0 cm (L: 4.3 in, H: 9.2 in, D: 1.5 in)
Credit line and Accession Number: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Anonymous Gift. X86.1488
Kasena armlet worn above the elbow.
Source: Ross, Doran H. (1992). “Elephant: The Animal and Its Ivory in African Culture”, Los Angeles, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History. page 96
