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1978.20.58.2

Beaded lid for wooden milk container [.1]. Made of hide, round in section with coloured ?glass beads around the edge and in a cross on the top. [AF [OPS move] 1/11/2017]

1978.20.58.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beaded lid for wooden milk container [.1]. Made of hide, round in section with coloured ?glass beads around the edge and in a cross on the top. [AF [OPS move] 1/11/2017]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
East of Mount Elgon
Cultural groups
Tiati
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1978
Date collected
By 1978
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1978
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Bead, Material Resin Plant, Process Carved, Process Basketry, Process Beadwork, Process Stitched, Process Repaired (local)
Dimensions
Diameter: max 93 mm, Height: max 49 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.20.58.2 Other numbers: PPJB2

Search terms: Vessel, Status, Food and Drink, Basketry, Food Accessory, Status Object