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1. Charm-necklace

Museum number:: 5-10189
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 144 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1942

2. Necklace

Museum number:: 5-788
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collector:: University of California African Expedition
Collection place:: Ngong, Nairobi, Kenya
Collection date:: 1947-1948

3. Necklace

Museum number:: 5-790
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collector:: University of California African Expedition
Collection place:: Ngong, Nairobi, Kenya
Collection date:: 1947-1948

4. Necklace

Museum number:: 5-789
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collector:: University of California African Expedition
Collection place:: Ngong, Nairobi, Kenya
Collection date:: 1947-1948

5. Ornament, horse necklace

Museum number:: 9-11098
Culture or time period:: Indian and Indian cultures
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Dimensions:: length 107 centimeters
Collector:: Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection place:: Madhya Pradesh, India
Collection date:: January 1970