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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0110 | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pubic apron | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Gob Ore; Marsabit, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1974 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cow leather; Plastic beads; Bubunto tree seed beads; Native plant fiber | |
| Description | Pubic apron worn around waist by girls aged 7 to 8 years, consisting of narrow leather belt from which 9 short strings of beads are suspended; Each string alternates small white or colored plastic beads with larger reddish brown beads made from bubunto tree seeds, all strung on unidentified native plied fiber. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 63.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = ca. 12.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0451 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Shoulder strap | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Leather; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.5, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 82.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0018-0116 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Vest | |
| Culture | Kikuyu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1930 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather; Glass and wooden beads; Native cordage (?) | |
| Description | Young girl's vest worn on festive occasions and made from single piece of leather with hole cut in center to slip vest over wearer's head and slit extending down most of front; Lower ends on both front and back are truncated; Beaded decoration on front includes large triangular motif blue and white on either side of center slit, with rows of bead fringes above and below, and large triangular beaded panel pendant from bottom edge; Beaded decoration on back includes band of 3 triangular motifs in blue and white along top and several rows of beaded fringes (blue, white, black, and red) below and large triangular beaded panel pendant from bottom edge (similar to one on front). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 26.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 104.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0151 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Anklet | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Glass beads; String | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.5, Length = 15.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0100 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Anklet | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cow leather; Plastic beads; Fiber; Ochre; Animal fat | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.7, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 22.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0101 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Anklet | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cow leather; Plastic beads; Fiber; Ochre; Animal fat | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 7.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0094A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Anklets (2) | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Glass; Plastic | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = A,B=0.6, Length = A=20.0; B=17.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0575-0001 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Outside Nairobi | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather; Seeds; Shell; Metal; Glass; Pigment | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.4, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 30.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0575-0002 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Outside Nairobi | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather; Seeds; Shell; Metal; Glass; Plastic thread | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.1, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 34.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0280-0028 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid-1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Plastic; Wire | |
| Description | Bracelet consisting of four parallel strands of small glass beads, strung on wire; On each strand, beads are group in alternating orange and blue segments, with single green bead between adjacent color segments; Six handmade rectangular spacer bars of plastic are located along length of bracelet, holding the individual strands parallel to each other; At one end of bracelet, the wire strands form loops, while at the other end the strands are bent upward to form hooks, together forming a clasp. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.0, Max Diam = 6.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0095 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1977 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plastic beads and button; Cow leather; Camel tendon; Filament | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.8, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 34.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0097 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| 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 | 1978 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plastic beads; String; Rubber | |
| Description | Bracelet consisting of glass beads strung on string and wrapped around leather core; Predominant color is red with four narrow bands at the cardinal directions consisting of single row of blue beads, bordered with white beads. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 8.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0493-0107 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earring | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: aluminum; Glass; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.7, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 5.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0108 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earring | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: aluminum; Glass; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.9, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 5.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0280-0031 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earring / headband | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid-1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal wire; Glass and plastic beads; Aluminum | |
| Description | Earring / headband comprising double wire strands of small beads, arranged by color (red, white, blue, and green) in segments, with additional red, white, and blue beads between colored segments and two spacer bars between segments to keep the two strands parallel to each other; Four short strands of larger barrel shaped beads (yellow, red, green, orange, and black) are pendant from the double strands, each terminating in a tin crescent suspended from a silver metal link chain; Three of the pendants are suspended from the first beaded segment nearest to the clasped end of the earring, while the fourth one is located at the earring’s mid-point; Wire that forms the earring’s framework is bent at each end to form a hook and eye clasp. Original accession list identifies this as an earring made for the tourist trade, but its design and hook and eye clasp suggests that would have been worn around the head, perhaps with the single pendant hanging on the wearer’s forehead in the tradition of other Maasai headbands, and the triple pendants hanging by the ear. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 18.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 28.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0280-0032 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earring / headband | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid-1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal wire; Glass and plastic beads; Aluminum | |
| Description | Earring / headband comprising double wire strands of small beads, arranged by color (red, white, blue, and green) in segments, with additional red, white, and blue beads between colored segments and two spacer bars between segments to keep the two strands parallel to each other; Four short strands of larger barrel shaped beads (yellow, red, green, orange, and black) are pendant from the double strands, each terminating in a tin crescent suspended from a silver metal link chain; Three of the pendants are suspended from the first beaded segment nearest to the clasped end of the earring, while the fourth one is located at the earring’s mid-point; Wire that forms the earring’s framework is bent at each end to form a hook and eye clasp. Original accession list identifies this as an earring made for the tourist trade, but its design and hook and eye clasp suggests that would have been worn around the head, perhaps with the single pendant hanging on the wearer’s forehead in the tradition of other Maasai headbands, and the triple pendants hanging by the ear. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 18.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 28.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0513-0102 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earring with headband | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Beads; Sinew; Buttons; Wire; Ochre; Animal fat | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 53.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0118A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earrings | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plastic beads; Wire; Twine or fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.6, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 5.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0602-0101 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Olivella shells; Leather; Nylon string | |
| Description | Necklace consisting of circular rawhide collar with opening on one side fitted with pair of hook and eye clasps; Front of panel is decorated with single row of cowrie shell beads, bordered on inside and outside edges by double rows of yellow and blue plastic beads; Rectangular tab at base of circular panel is completely covered with horizontal rows of contiguous triangles in green, red, yellow, and blue; 11 long beaded strands (each a single color of red, green, orange, yellow, white, or blue) hand down from lower edge of rectangular beaded tab. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 24.2, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 89.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0146 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; 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 | Kunini | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1973 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plastic beads; Wire; Cow leather | |
| Description | Collar-like necklace consisting of continuous strand of plastic beads that spirals into 23 concentric circles (giving appearance of multiple strands in solid colors of blue, red, yellow, and green and 2 strands of alternating red and white, orange and blue, or black and white and black and yellow), all strung on wire and threaded through 8 leather spacer bars; Entire necklace is rubbed with ochre and animal fat; This type of necklace is worn by both married and unmarried women of the Arial clan. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Depth = 4.0, Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 35.0 | |
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