2016.25.1 Anklet


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
This heavy, hollow hinged anklet is decorated with chased and punched (hammered) motifs. In Oman, a powerful Islamic empire from the 17th to the 19th century, pairs of anklets were given to pubescent girls by their fathers and worn until they were married.

2015.48.8 Chief's staff


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
This staff is an emblem of status for a mwanangana (lord of the land) or mwata munene (paramount chief.) An ancestral chief's head carved in full relief sits atop a panel (his torso) with incised geometric designs that are dif