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1905.6.3

Leg ornament of a strip of skin of a colobus monkey with black and white fur, with white beads along one edge. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/10/2005]

1905.6.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leg ornament of a strip of skin of a colobus monkey with black and white fur, with white beads along one edge. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/10/2005]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Near Mount Kenya
Cultural groups
Kikuyu
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
By 1905
Acquisition information
Donated: 1905
Materials and processes
Material Monkey Skin Animal, Material Bead, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 195 mm doubled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1905.6.3

Search terms: Ornament, Trade, Bead, Leg Ornament

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