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1944.2.21

Beaded tassel suspended from a decorated leather plate. [AF [OPS Move] 10/5/2017]

1944.2.21

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beaded tassel suspended from a decorated leather plate. [AF [OPS Move] 10/5/2017]
Long description
Leather plate decorated with white beads and a cowrie shell. Tassels formed of leather strips which are decorated with beads in white and blue, and native beads of wood, seeds, and nuts, also with iron rings and clapperless bells. [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 Iron Metal, Material Bead, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Plant Seed, Material Plant Nut, Material Cowrie Shell, Process Decorated, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 276 mm, Width: max 222 mm, Depth: max 134 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1944.2.21

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