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 |