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1940.7.069.2

Woman's upper garment of leather.

1940.7.069.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woman's upper garment of leather.
Long description
Woman's upper garment of leather. Decorating the shirt are groups of blue and white beads. The bottom of the shirt has multiple panels and flared sections. The sides and bottom edges have white metal beads. Two ostrich eggshell beads are strung on a top corner. [MJD 21/02/2014]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Rift Valley Lake Turkana
Cultural groups
Turkana
Person
Field collector Samuel Peach Powell
PRM source Samuel Peach Powell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Bead, Material Metal, Material Plastic Synthetic, Material Ostrich Eggshell Bird, Process Stitched, Process Strung
Dimensions
Width: max 730 mm, Length: max 920 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.069.2

Search terms: Clothing, Status, Shirt, Cloak, Body Cloth

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