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Old iron cache-sexe from the Mandara mountains 01.06.1009

This iron cache-sexe is made out of 13 iron "teeth" linked together and ending with a ring on the top end through which passes the belt. These are ancient pieces; beaded aprons long ago replaced the original of iron aprons.

  • Ref.:01.06.1009
  • Size:Size 110 x 45 mm
  • Weight:136 gr

Category

  • Pubic Aprons from Cameroon 01.06West-, Central- & North Africa 29.01
  • JEWELRY FROM SUB SAHARIAN & NORTH AFRICA 01REGIONAL GALLERIES 29

Origin

  • West and Central Africa
  • CAMEROON
  • Kapsiki

Material

  • VegetalCotton MetalIron

Quality

  • Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)Original condition Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)Antiques (object shows signs of long use)

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