Cowtail armband, used as a dance whisk. A length of hair is bound together with wire and attached to an armband of plaited hide. The hair is brown and blonde and there are a number of burrs caught up in it. [ASh [OPS move] 20/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Cowtail armband, used as a dance whisk. A length of hair is bound together with wire and attached to an armband of plaited hide. The hair is brown and blonde and there are a number of burrs caught up in it. [ASh [OPS move] 20/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya; East of Mount Elgon
Cultural groups: Tiati
Person: Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon; PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1978
Date collected: By 1978
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1978
Materials and processes: Material Animal Hair, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Metal Wire, Material Plant Seed Capsule, Process Bound, Process Plaited
Dimensions: Width: max 110 mm, Length: max 685 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1978.20.26 Other numbers: JB205

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