Cuff with discs designed by Winifred Mason Chenet

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A cuff bracelet with dangling discs 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 copper and bronze discs, eight small and three large. Four small disks are bronze with a hammered texture and the other four are convex copper discs with a smooth surface. The three large discs are made from a hammered bronze and have a smooth convex copper disc soldered on top. The metal disc are smooth with unmarked backs. On the interior of the cuff is stamped [cheneT / d'HAITI].

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