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1966.1.735

Possible ornament with hide strips covered in metals and with glass beads and cowrie shells attached

1966.1.735

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Collection type
Object
Description
Possible ornament with hide strips covered in metals and with glass beads and cowrie shells attached
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups
Nandi
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
By 1966
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Cowrie Shell, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Copper Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Bead, Material Glass, Material Brass Metal, Process Covered, Process Decorated, Process Strung
Dimensions
Width: max 73 mm, Length 793 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.735 Other numbers: 1920.13.38

Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament, Belt