- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Pendant; smooth cream-coloured shell disc with central perforation.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Kikuyu
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1913
- Date collected
- By 1913
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1913
- Materials and processes
- Material Shell, Material Conus Shell, Process Perforated, Process Ground
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 53 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1913.5.111
Search terms: Ornament, Pendant, Breast Ornament
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