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Catalog Number CAS 0528-0030   CAS 0528-0030; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Turkana
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ostrich egg shell beads; Native cordage; Plastic beads
Description Single strand necklace of white ostrich eggshell disc beads that are graded in size from large to small and strung on multi-ply native cordage; Ends of cordage are knotted together and extended end of one cord is decorated with 4 plastic beads (2 blue, 1 red, and 1 white).
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.0, Length = ca. 37.0