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Copper bracelet with grisgris worn as protection against illness and misfortune
The bracelet was probably worn by men. The hollow funnel-shaped button, called Bulon'Tan, is meant to be symbolic and represents 'the light', 'the Enlightenment'. Bulon'Tan is the native name for the funnel-shaped earthenware lamps in which shea butter is burned for illumination (3912-468). In the knob, according to Mr Broekhuyse, grisgris is put when one travels (see note 1). The buttons on the s…
Type of item
- Object Type: accessories worn on arms or hands
- accessories worn on arms or hands
Date
- voor 1971
Medium
- Material: copper
- copper
- Copper
Type of item
- Object Type: accessories worn on arms or hands
- accessories worn on arms or hands
Date
- voor 1971
Medium
- Material: copper
- copper
- Copper
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Creation date
- 1971
Provenance
- 1970-01-01
- Aankoop
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/123526
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- wax
- ambergris
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-31T16:16:09.268Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T13:51:01.552Z