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Catalog Number CAS 0602-0101   CAS 0602-0101; Necklace
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Maasai
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass beads; Olivella shells; Leather; Nylon string
Description Necklace consisting of circular rawhide collar with opening on one side fitted with pair of hook and eye clasps; Front of panel is decorated with single row of cowrie shell beads, bordered on inside and outside edges by double rows of yellow and blue plastic beads; Rectangular tab at base of circular panel is completely covered with horizontal rows of contiguous triangles in green, red, yellow, and blue; 11 long beaded strands (each a single color of red, green, orange, yellow, white, or blue) hand down from lower edge of rectangular beaded tab.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 24.2, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 89.0