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1968.20.194.2

Beaded leather earring, one of a pair [see 1968.20.194 .1]. [FC 12/08/2010]

1968.20.194.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beaded leather earring, one of a pair [see 1968.20.194 .1]. [FC 12/08/2010]
Long description
Beaded leather earring, one of a pair [see 1968.20.194 .1]. The earring is made from a folded length of leather the front of which has been decorated with beads. The beads are blue, white, red, green and yellow and have been arranged in a geometric pattern on the earring. Two types of beads have been used, small round beads and flat round beads. [FC 12/08/2010]
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 Animal Leather Skin, Material Bead, Process Decorated, Process Beadwork
Dimensions
Width: max 35 mm, Length 160 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.194.2 Other numbers: M8

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