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1979.20.189

Small black ring shaped seeds strung onto a length of twisted plant fibre, worn as a necklace [RTS 14/5/2004].

1979.20.189

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small black ring shaped seeds strung onto a length of twisted plant fibre, worn as a necklace [RTS 14/5/2004].
Long description
Necklace made from a long length of twisted plant fibre strands, tied together at the ends. This has been threaded with a series of 445 beads, each made by perforating a small, convex sided seed with flat upper and lower surfaces. The surface of each bead is a glossy black colour (Pantone black 7C), with white areas at either end; these are all of similar size and currently complete. The cord is also complete, and currently a light yellowish brown colour (Pantone 465C). The necklace has a length, as tied, of 645 mm; the string has a diameter of 1 mm and the beads a diameter of 4 mm and thickness of 2.5 to 3 mm. The necklace as a whole weighs 18 grams. The seeds have not been identified, and it is not known if they might be poisonous [RTS 14/5/2004].
Geographical reference
South Sudan
Africa > Eastern Africa > South Sudan
Eastern Equatoria Loryok
Cultural groups
Southern Laarim
Person
Field collector Jill Goudie
PRM source Patti Langton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 03/1979
Date collected
20 - 25 March 1979
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1979
Materials and processes
Material Plant Seed, Material Plant Fibre, Process Perforated, Process Strung, Process Twisted, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length: max 645 mm doubled, Diameter: max 1 mm string, Diameter: max 4 mm beads, Weight 18 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1979.20.189 Other numbers: ∆40
Research and responses

Related Documents File - 1979.20 contains a typed packing list, which has been annotated; a typed list of objects arranged by Langton collection numbers and with pencil and biro annotations, and a handwritten list of objects by museum number, essentially repeating this information and annotated with PRM photo numbers in red. This handwritten list seems to be the direct source for the accession book entry. This item appears in Langton's list under the heading 'Southern Larim. These were all collected between 20.3.79 and 25.3.79'. This object probably appears on a packing list, under 'Box 2. Longarim. 1 necklace' [RTS 12/1/2004].

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