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1968.20.196

Beaded wire headpiece with pendant of bead rows and an aluminium triangle. [FC 02/09/2010]

1968.20.196

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beaded wire headpiece with pendant of bead rows and an aluminium triangle. [FC 02/09/2010]
Long description
Beaded wire headpiece with pendant of bead rows and an aluminium triangle. The necklace consists of a single wire strand, black and white beads, with a pendant of two rows of orange and blue beads round a yellow one, with two rows of red, black and white beads ending in aluminium triangle which dangles over the girl's nose. [FC 02/09/2010]
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 Metal Wire, Material Bead, Material Aluminium Metal, Process Strung, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Depth: max 5 mm, Width: max 160 mm, Length: max 168 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.196 Other numbers: M43

Search terms: Ornament, Status, Head Ornament, Pendant