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1968.20.203

Beaded circular wire earring with hook and eye clasp. [FC 26/08/2010]

1968.20.203

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beaded circular wire earring with hook and eye clasp. [FC 26/08/2010]
Long description
Beaded circular wire earring with hook and eye clasp. The earring consists of two lengths of metal wire threaded in three places with circular beads in white, red, blue and green. [FC 26/08/2010]
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 Metal Wire, Material Bead, Process Coiled, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Depth: max 6 mm, Width: max 123 mm, Length: max 129 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.203 Other numbers: M45

Search terms: Ornament, Status, Ear Ornament

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