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CAS 0513-0140   CAS 0513-0140; Necklace
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 wire; Native fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 21.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0141   CAS 0513-0141; Necklace
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plastic beads; Metal wire; Native fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 21.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0142   CAS 0513-0142; Necklace
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 wire; Native fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 21.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0143   CAS 0513-0143; Necklace
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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plastic beads; Metal wire; Native fiber
Description Necklace consisting of 3 strands of beads, each one of large white plastic beads alternating with smaller red plastic beads, and all strung on metal wire; Ends of all 3 strands are twisted together and wrapped with native fiber as a single strand; Entire necklace is rubbed with ochre and animal fat; Necklaces of this sort are made by a young girl or women, using beads given to her by her boyfriend and are thereafter worn by her until her marriage to indicate that she has a boyfriend.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 21.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0144   CAS 0513-0144; Necklace
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 wire; Native fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 21.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0145   CAS 0513-0145; Necklace
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 wire; Native fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 21.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0146   CAS 0513-0146; Necklace
Category Bead & Leatherwork; 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 Kunini
Date of Manufacture 1973
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plastic beads; Wire; Cow leather
Description Collar-like necklace consisting of continuous strand of plastic beads that spirals into 23 concentric circles (giving appearance of multiple strands in solid colors of blue, red, yellow, and green and 2 strands of alternating red and white, orange and blue, or black and white and black and yellow), all strung on wire and threaded through 8 leather spacer bars; Entire necklace is rubbed with ochre and animal fat; This type of necklace is worn by both married and unmarried women of the Arial clan.
Dimensions (cm) Depth = 4.0, Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 35.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0147   CAS 0513-0147; Necklace
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 Fiber: maida tree; Glass beads; Goat skin
Description Necklace worn by married women.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0, Width = 25.4, Length = 29.5

Catalog Number CAS 0513-0148   CAS 0513-0148; Headband
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 Plant fiber: ergeg; Ostrich quill
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 26.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 45.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0149A,B   CAS 0513-0149A,B; Sandals
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Sandals
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 hide
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.2, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 13.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0150A-C   CAS 0513-0150A-C; Sandals
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Sandals
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 hide
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.2, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 14.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0151   CAS 0513-0151; Warthog tusk
Category Raw Materials
Object Name Warthog tusk
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 Warthog tusk
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.5, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 26.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0152   CAS 0513-0152; Powder
Category Raw Materials
Object Name Powder
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 Powder; Paper; Human hair
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.5, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 4.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0153   CAS 0513-0153; Skirt
Category Textiles
Object Name Skirt
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
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 45.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 106.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0154   CAS 0513-0154; Skirt
Category Textiles
Object Name Skirt
Culture Rendille
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist. Marsabit, Rendilleland
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Koor; Marsabit, Rendilleland
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Goat skin; Plastic beads; Fiber; Metal buckle and bullet shells
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 12.0, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 116.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0155   CAS 0513-0155; Bag
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Bag
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 Calf skin; Cotton thread
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 29.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 42.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0156   CAS 0513-0156; Pitch
Category Raw Materials
Object Name Pitch
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 Pitch from dowahadado tree (Commiphora flaviflora)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.5, Thickness = 6.5, Length = 9.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0157   CAS 0513-0157; Powder
Category Raw Materials
Object Name Powder
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 Powder; Leather
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 4.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0158   CAS 0513-0158; Goat skin
Category Raw Materials
Object Name Goat skin
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 Goat skin
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 68.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 95.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0513-0159A,B   CAS 0513-0159A,B; Tree root
Category Raw Materials
Object Name Tree root
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 Tree root
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.2, Length = 15.5
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