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1944.2.16

Beaded tassel suspended from a decorated leather plate which has a notched stick through the centre. [AF [OPS Move] 10/5/2017]

1944.2.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beaded tassel suspended from a decorated leather plate which has a notched stick through the centre. [AF [OPS Move] 10/5/2017]
Long description
Beaded tassel suspended from a decorated leather plate which has a notched stick through the centre. Leather plate is decorated with cowrie shells and white beads. The tassels are formed of leather strips with beads in white, blue and brown, with seeds and metal rings. [AF [OPS Move] 10/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
South central Kenya Nyeri
Person
Field collector F.M. Lamb
PRM source F.M. Lamb
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1928-1929
Date collected
By 1944
Acquisition information
Donated: 1944
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bead, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Plant Seed, Material Plant Nut, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Iron Metal, Process Notched, Process Decorated, Process Strung
Dimensions
Width: max 225 mm, Depth: max 137 mm, Length: max 446 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1944.2.16

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