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1978.20.276

Beaded forehead band with beaded medallions and string fastener.

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1978.20.276

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beaded forehead band with beaded medallions and string fastener.
Long description
Beaded forehead band with beaded medallions and string fastener. The beads are mostly red with some a top row of green and a bottom row of blue beads. There are white and black beads either side of the medallions.
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 Bead, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material String, Material Bark Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Strung, Process Beadwork, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Diameter 32 mm medallions, Length 510 mm excluding strings
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.20.276 Other numbers: PP27B

Search terms: Ornament, Clothing Headgear, Ritual and Ceremonial, Status, Head Ornament

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