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1978.20.301

Beaded headpiece with toenail pendants, feathers and two brass earrings.

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1978.20.301

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beaded headpiece with toenail pendants, feathers and two brass earrings.
Long description
Beaded headpiece with toenail pendants, feathers and two brass earrings. The headdress is made of five strands of coloured glass beads with leather spacers. There are two goat toenails pendants at one end. The two white feathers are attached where the earrings join. The earrings are coils of brass which hang from bead loops. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 24/08/2010]
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 Glass, Material Bead, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Animal Part, Material Bird Feather, Material Brass Metal, Process Coiled, Process Looped, Process Strung
Dimensions
Diameter 65 mm earrings, Width 23 mm, Length 560 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.20.301 Other numbers: PP17

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Ornament, Dance, Status, Headdress, Head Ornament, Headgear, Dance Accessory, Ear Ornament, Pendant

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