Necklace; part of a rain maker's outfit.

Collection type: Object
Description: Necklace; part of a rain maker's outfit.
Long description: Necklace of cowrie shells and banana seeds, with sporadic pieces of wood and 4 Uganda 1 cent coins (dated to 1911, 1911, 1912 and 1917). Strung onto twisted plant fibre cord. [ASh [OPS move] 12/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda; Western Region [Hoima, Kibale, Masindi districts] / Bunyoro-Kitara
Cultural groups: Nyoro
Person: Field collector John Roscoe; Field collector Mackie Ethnological Expedition; PRM source John Roscoe
Date / Period: Date made: 1917-1920
Date collected: circa 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 1921
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Banana Seed Plant, Material Metal, Process Twisted, Process Strung, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Depth 40 mm, Length 500 mm approx, Width 155 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1921.9.120
Research and responses: Rev. John Roscoe The Soul of Central Africa, A General Account of The Mackie Ethnological Expedition, London 1922. Balfour Library Reference : Africa 8
Also: Roscoe The Northern Bantu, Cambridge 1915. Balfour Library Africa 8

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