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2002.42.6

Ornament, of goatskin decorated with beads, cowrie shells and coin jingles, worn around the neck by a lady possessed by spirits

2002.42.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ornament, of goatskin decorated with beads, cowrie shells and coin jingles, worn around the neck by a lady possessed by spirits
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Nyanza Central Uyoma
Cultural groups
Luo
Person
Maker Oluoch Onuko
Field collector Gilbert Oteyo
PRM source Gilbert Oteyo
Date / Period
Date made: 1960
Date collected
January 2001
Acquisition information
Purchased: 2001
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Goat Skin Animal, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Metal, Process Beadwork, Process Recycled
Dimensions
Length 400 mm folded, including jingles
Object numbers
Accession number: 2002.42.6 Other numbers: 1.6

Search terms: Ornament, Currency, Neck Ornament, Coin, Back Ornament, Breast Ornament

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