One of a pair of oval beaded wire earrings with aluminium pendants. [see 1968.20.214 .2 for the other earring]. [FC 12/08/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: One of a pair of oval beaded wire earrings with aluminium pendants. [see 1968.20.214 .2 for the other earring]. [FC 12/08/2010]
Long description: One of a pair of oval beaded wire earrings with aluminium pendants. [see 1968.20.214 .2 for the other earring]. The earring is in the form of an extended oval and a short bar made up of blue, green, white, orange and red beads in six rows across the middle. From the central bar a length of metal chain with a triangular aluminium pendant is attached, one pendant is missing. From the central bar there are two longitudinal rows of oval black, white and red beads. The oval is made from two lengths of metal wire joined together at spaced intervals with red and blue beads but otherwise undecorated. The earring has a hook and eye clasp at one end. [FC 12/08/2010]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya; Near Magadi
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 Bead, Material Metal Wire, Material Aluminium Metal, Process Perforated, Process Beadwork, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Width: max 77 mm, Length: max 291 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1968.20.214.1 Other numbers: M93