Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0303-0031 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Beaded collar | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | East Africa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970-1975 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Metal wire; Leather | |
| Description | Collar consisting of 14 concentric rings of barrel-shaped beads of similar size in solid colors (yellow, blue, red, white, green, and orange), all strung on metal wire and held in place by leather spacer bars; Paired spacer bars at center of collar and single spacer bar at the junction of the ends of individual strands are decorated with small glass beads. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.4, Max Diam = 38.3 | |