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Catalog Number CAS 0513-0190   CAS 0513-0190; 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. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Goat horn; Plastic beads; Giraffe tail hair; Wire; Monofilament; Plastic button
Description Single strand necklace of plastic beads (half alternates red and yellow beads, other half alternates red or orange and blue beads), strung on giraffe tail hair; Large cylindrical pendant is carved from goat horn and attached to necklace by beaded wire loop; multiple strands of beads (red, blue, orange, green, white)) on monofilament line encircle upper half of pendant and two additional strands encircle the base, just above translucent plastic button; Necklaces of this type are made by women and young girls and are worn by warrior or married men.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.9, Length = 40.0