Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0129 | |
| 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 | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Giraffe tail hair; Native fiber | |
| Description | Necklace consisting of 8 strings of beads, each of alternating red and white beads with 2 blue beads in center, all strung on giraffe tail hair; The 8 strands are twined together one atop the other so that the blue beads in each strand are aligned in front when worn; This necklace indicates a man who has killed an enemy and they are worn at all times, even during sleep; They are made by unmarried women, usually the man's sister, and upon his death, they are presented to his first daughter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = ca. 10.0 | |