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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0100 | |
Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Anklet | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Cow leather; Plastic beads; Fiber; Ochre; Animal fat | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.7, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 22.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0101 | |
Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Anklet | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Cow leather; Plastic beads; Fiber; Ochre; Animal fat | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 7.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0513-0102 | |
Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Earring with headband | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Beads; Sinew; Buttons; Wire; Ochre; Animal fat | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 53.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0103 | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
Object Name | Headband | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970-1978 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Glass beads; Giraffe tail hairs; Wire; Bone | |
Description | Headband made and worn by both married and unmarried women; Band is made of 8 circular strings of glass beads strung on hairs from giraffe tail; Each string is a single color (red, yellow, or green) except for one (which is half red and half alternating black and white) and in three areas where the strands are twined together with additional giraffe hairs to keep the strands evenly spaced; At the back of the band, the end each strand is fastened to a short length of bone; At the front, 4 flat disc beads are strong on length of wire which is wrapped around band. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.6, Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = ca. 17.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0104 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Plastic beads; Fiber | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.5, Length = 24.5 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0513-0105 | |
Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
Object Name | Amulet | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Glass beads; Cloth; Wire; Camel sinew; Seeds | |
Description | Amulet consisting of single strand necklace of alternate red and white (or red and yellow) beads strung on camel sinew; Small cloth-wrapped bundle of seeds is wrapped in beads (white, orange, red, green, black, yellow, blue) to form jar-shaped amulet attached to necklace by small beaded loop; Amulets of this type are made by young girls and women and worn by their boyfriends or husbands. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.1, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 35.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0106 | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
Object Name | Headband | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Plastic beads; Giraffe tail hair; Bone (?) buttons | |
Description | Headband made by women and girls older than 15 and worn by both unmarried and married women; Band consists of 13 strands of plastic beads strung on giraffe tail hairs; Each strand is a single color (orange, blue, white, red, or green) except one which alternates blue and white; Each strand passes through 4 rectangular bone (?) spacer bars; Front spacer bar is also decorated with beads and pair of large flat buttons. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.0, Max Diam = 16.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0513-0107 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Plastic beads; Giraffe tail hair | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.4, Length = 22.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0513-0108 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Plastic beads; Sinew | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.8, Length = 16.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0513-0109 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Plastic beads; Seed pods; Goat tendon | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.7, Length = 51.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0110 | |
Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
Object Name | Pubic apron | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Gabraland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Village: Gob Ore; Marsabit, Gabraland | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | 1974 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Cow leather; Plastic beads; Bubunto tree seed beads; Native plant fiber | |
Description | Pubic apron worn around waist by girls aged 7 to 8 years, consisting of narrow leather belt from which 9 short strings of beads are suspended; Each string alternates small white or colored plastic beads with larger reddish brown beads made from bubunto tree seeds, all strung on unidentified native plied fiber. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 63.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = ca. 12.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0111 | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
Object Name | Headband | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Metal: aluminum; Plant fiber: ergeg | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.9, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 24.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0112 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Plastic beads; Wire; Leather | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.9, Max Diam = 27.7 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0113 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Plastic beads; Wire; Leather | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 26.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0114 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Plastic beads; Metal: Aluminum wire; Leather | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 21.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0115 | |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
Object Name | Skirt tassels | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Cow leather; Aluminum; Other metal (bullet shells) | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.5, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 22.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0116 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Venetian glass beads; Leather | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.0, Length = 45.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0117 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Seeds; Wire; Leather | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.9, Max Diam = 15.7, Length = 48.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0118A,B | |
Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Earrings | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Plastic beads; Wire; Twine or fiber | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.6, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 5.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0119A,B | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Earrings | |
Culture | Rendille | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Metal: aluminum | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 2.5 |
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