A necklace consisting of plaited leather, with a pendant of leather with two cowrie shells embedded in one side, and also a loose pendant of stitched leather with a reed loop.

Collection type: Object
Description: A necklace consisting of plaited leather, with a pendant of leather with two cowrie shells embedded in one side, and also a loose pendant of stitched leather with a reed loop.
Geographical reference: Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana; Northern
Cultural groups: Asante
Person: Field collector S.C. Sinclair; Field collector George Evelyn Sinclair; PRM source S.C. Sinclair; PRM source George Evelyn Sinclair
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1933
Date collected: By 1933
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1933
Materials and processes: Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Reed Plant, Material Cowrie Shell, Process Bound, Process Knotted, Process Stitched, Process Plaited
Dimensions: Length: max 365 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1933.93.60
Research and responses: This object was examined by Fiona Savage (Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA). The visit took place 30/09/2015. [NC 14/12/2015]