Catalog Number
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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 | |