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1968.20.115

Beaded Ornament. Four short strips of fibre threaded with coloured beads in pattern of squares, hanging from top band of woven fibre. At the bottom of each strip, three half-circle metal beads. [ASh [OPS move] 7/12/2016]

1968.20.115

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beaded Ornament. Four short strips of fibre threaded with coloured beads in pattern of squares, hanging from top band of woven fibre. At the bottom of each strip, three half-circle metal beads. [ASh [OPS move] 7/12/2016]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
South East of Mount Kenya
Cultural groups
Tharaka
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1968
Date collected
1968
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1968
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Plant Fibre, Material Metal, Process Strung, Process Woven
Dimensions
Depth: max 25 mm, Width: max 88 mm, Length: max 127 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.115 Other numbers: TH233

Search terms: Ornament, Status, Arm Ornament

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