String wig, made from a leather patch onto which are stitched lengths of string. The string has been oiled with fat stained black with down black volcanic rock. The wig is decorated with string of blue, black, yellow, green and red beads and dark brown feathers. [CW [OPS Move] 5/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: String wig, made from a leather patch onto which are stitched lengths of string. The string has been oiled with fat stained black with down black volcanic rock. The wig is decorated with string of blue, black, yellow, green and red beads and dark brown feathers. [CW [OPS Move] 5/4/2017]
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 Bark Fibre Yarn Plant, Material String, Material Fat Oil, Material Pigment, Material Glass, Material Bead, Material Bird Feather, Process Covered, Process Stitched, Process Strung, Process Decorated, Process Beadwork
Dimensions: Depth: max 30 mm, Width: max 183 mm, Length: max 250 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1978.20.81 Other numbers: MH38

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