Ornament, consisting of a metal chain with fur pompom on its end. The pompoms are made from bat-eared fox tail. The pompom has a disc of leather on each side, one of which is decorated with red, yellow, blue and green beads. There is a metal ring connecting the chain to the pompom [BS [OPS move] 20/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Ornament, consisting of a metal chain with fur pompom on its end. The pompoms are made from bat-eared fox tail. The pompom has a disc of leather on each side, one of which is decorated with red, yellow, blue and green beads. There is a metal ring connecting the chain to the pompom [BS [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 Metal, Material Animal Tail, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Animal Fur Skin, Material Bead, Process Decorated, Process Beadwork
Dimensions: Diameter: max 130 mm, Length: max 430 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1978.20.127 Other numbers: MH24A, MH24B, MH24C and MH24D

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