Oval beaded wire earring with aluminium pendant, one of a pair. [see 1968.20.215 [FC 12/08/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Oval beaded wire earring with aluminium pendant, one of a pair. [see 1968.20.215 [FC 12/08/2010]
Long description: Oval beaded wire earring with aluminium pendant, one of a pair. The earring is in the form of an extended oval. There are three rows of multicoloured beads, a centre bar of blue, white and red beads, a double row of red, black and white beads, and a large yellow bead and a triangular shaped aluminium pendant attached to the 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 Aluminium Metal, Process Beadwork, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Width: max 65 mm, Length: max 325 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1968.20.215.2 Other numbers: M58

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