Neck ornament of a disc of blue, red and yellow beads, backed with artificial leather, with a string of red and blue beads. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/7/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Neck ornament of a disc of blue, red and yellow beads, backed with artificial leather, with a string of red and blue beads. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/7/2005]
Long description: Neck ornament made of red blue and yellow beads. The main part of the ornament is made of two strands of red beads joined at three bead intervals by a blue bead. The central panel of the ornament is circular, beaded, with a single, beaded nine-petalled flower pattern. The flower-shape has blue and yellow petals and a red centre. The background is in red beads. At the bottom of the circular panel there are six single strands of beads (each strand is of red, blue and yellow beads). [MdeA]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Person: Field collector Elizabeth June Ferris; PRM source Elizabeth June Ferris
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1951
Date collected: 1951 - 1981
Acquisition information: Donated: 11/12/1996
Materials and processes: Material Bead, Material Yarn, Material Plastic Synthetic, Process Beadwork, Process Strung
Dimensions: Length: max 462 mm, Diameter 72 mm disc
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.52.3
Research and responses: In a conversation with the Administrator of the Museum, Julia Cousins the donor stated that the marriage belt (1996.52.1) is genuine and made for use but the other objects in this collection are tourist art. [MdeA]