Beaded leather earring, one of a pair [see 1968.20.194 .2]. [FC 12/08/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Beaded leather earring, one of a pair [see 1968.20.194 .2]. [FC 12/08/2010]
Long description: Beaded leather earring, one of a pair [see 1968.20.194 .2]. The earring is made from a folded length of leather the front of which has been decorated with beads. The beads are blue, white, red, green and yellow and have been arranged in a geometric pattern on the earring. Two types of beads have been used, small round beads and flat round beads. There is a perforation at the top of the earring through which a length of leather has been tied. [FC 12/08/2010]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya; Uaso Nyiro Magadi Concession
Cultural groups: Maasai
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 Animal Leather Skin, Material Bead, Process Decorated, Process Beadwork, Process Perforated, Process Tied, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Width: max 35 mm, Length 465 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1968.20.194.1 Other numbers: M8