Four strand bead necklace with a pendant shell attached. [ASh [OPS move] 15/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Four strand bead necklace with a pendant shell attached. [ASh [OPS move] 15/12/2016]
Long description: Four strand bead necklace. Two strands are of large yellow glass beads interspersed with small black ones; one is of large yellow beads interspersed with small red, black and blue-and-white ones; and one is of large yellow beads interspersed with small red ones. The last strand also incorporates one round orange bead and three large cubic beads in red and black. The four strands are linked by small rings of beads and a leather thong, to which is attached a pendant shell. [ASh [OPS move] 15/12/2016]
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 Metal Wire, Material Glass, Material Bead, Material Shell, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Strung, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Depth: max 20 mm, Width: max 225 mm, Length: max 287 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1978.20.105 Other numbers: PP2