Neck ornament made of 62 irregularly shaped plant seeds or nut kernels, in various shades of brown. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/6/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Neck ornament made of 62 irregularly shaped plant seeds or nut kernels, in various shades of brown. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/6/2005]
Geographical reference: Western Africa
Africa > Western Africa; Unknown
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Richard Francis Burton; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1874
Date collected: Prior to 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Plant Seed, Material Plant Nut, Process Strung, Process Threaded, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 315 mm doubled
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.75.10

Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament

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