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1978.20.420

Arm ornament; looped brown leather wedding bracelet with single iron bead. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/10/2005]

1978.20.420

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arm ornament; looped brown leather wedding bracelet with single iron bead. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/10/2005]
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 1979
Date collected
By 1979
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1979
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Iron Metal, Material Bead, Process Bound, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 65 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.20.420
Research and responses

For full text of Accession Book introduction (from Jean Brown Book I) see entry for 1978.20.1 [OD 21/2/2001].

Search terms: Ornament, Ritual and Ceremonial, Status, Marriage, Arm Ornament

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