- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Neck pendant, a rectangular plaque of hard wood inlaid with copper hung from a finely made iron chain. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/10/2005]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Kamba
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1925
- Date collected
- By 1925
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1925
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Metal, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Inlaid
- Dimensions
- Length: max 200 mm doubled
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1925.70.13
Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament, Pendant
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