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1978.20.178

Necklace with a wide collar, made of several rows of cylindrical wooden beads strung on string with hide or string spacers, forming a flat disc.

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1978.20.178

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Collection type
Object
Description
Necklace with a wide collar, made of several rows of cylindrical wooden beads strung on string with hide or string spacers, forming a flat disc.
Long description
Necklace with a wide collar, made of several rows of cylindrical wooden beads strung on string with hide or string spacers, forming a flat disc. Thickly covered with red ochre.
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
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 Wood Plant, Material Bead, Material Ochre, Material String, Material Glass, Material Bark Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Strung, Process Covered, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Diameter 240 mm external, Diameter 160 mm internal
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.20.178 Other numbers: PP111A, PP111B, PP111C, PP111D or PP111E

Search terms: Status, Ornament, Neck Ornament

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