Catalog Number
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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 | |