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Catalog Number CAS 0513-0105   CAS 0513-0105; Amulet
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