Ear ornament of horn ring and iron chains. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 05/11/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Ear ornament of horn ring and iron chains. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 05/11/2010]
Long description: Ear ornament of horn ring and iron chains. The horn hook is brown in colour. The shaft of the horn is bound with copper wire and suspending from the bottom the iron chains. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 05/11/2010]
Geographical reference: Tanzania, United Republic of
Africa > Eastern Africa > Tanzania, United Republic of; Kilimanjaro
Cultural groups: Chagga
Person: Field collector William Ernest Taylor; Field collector Church Missionary Society; PRM source Catherine Taylor
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1890
Date collected: 1882 - 1890
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1927
Materials and processes: Material Animal Horn, Material Iron Metal, Material Copper Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions: Width: max 38 mm, Length: max 135 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1927.84.81

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