Neck ornament made of animal or bird bones and plant seeds or nuts which have been strung on a plant fibre string. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/12/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Neck ornament made of animal or bird bones and plant seeds or nuts which have been strung on a plant fibre string. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/12/2005]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups: Turkana
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 String Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Bird Bone, Material Animal Bone, Material Plant Nut, Material Plant Seed, Process Strung
Dimensions: Length: max 120 mm bone, Length: max 550 mm doubled
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.52.5
Research and responses: Although the donor suggests that the long pointed strung objects are made of wood they are definitely made of bone. [MdeA]

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