Neck ornament

Museum number:
5-13365
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013365
Alternate number:
133
Accession number:
Acc.3332
Description:
Neck ornament., Kenya, Gob Nambil, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13365, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 133. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Context of use: Necklace- worn by unmarried women Description: Necklace- 11 rings of large red beads with 3 outer rings- 1 white, 1 orange, 1 yellow. Central white bottom 4 vertical strips of leather with flat, yellow beads. Small chains with aluminum discs hang all along outer edge. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Wambile, Kenya, Eastern Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Gob Wambile; Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Collector:
Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection date:
Summer, 1977
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Neck ornament, accession number 5-13365, described as Neck ornament., Kenya, Gob Nambil, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13365, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 133. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Context of use: Necklace- worn by unmarried women Description: Necklace- 11 rings of large red beads with 3 outer rings- 1 white, 1 orange, 1 yellow. Central white bottom 4 vertical strips of leather with flat, yellow beads. Small chains with aluminum discs hang all along outer edge. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Neck ornament, accession number 5-13365, described as Neck ornament., Kenya, Gob Nambil, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13365, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 133. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Context of use: Necklace- worn by unmarried women Description: Necklace- 11 rings of large red beads with 3 outer rings- 1 white, 1 orange, 1 yellow. Central white bottom 4 vertical strips of leather with flat, yellow beads. Small chains with aluminum discs hang all along outer edge. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.

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