Seed necklace

Museum number:
5-6051
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006051
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Warrior's collar; Leleshua seeds with cow sinew on leather bands; L. 50 cm.; w. at center 2 cm.
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olorgesailie, Kenya
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Seed necklace, accession number 5-6051, described as Warrior's collar; Leleshua seeds with cow sinew on leather bands; L. 50 cm.; w. at center 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seed necklace, accession number 5-6051, described as Warrior's collar; Leleshua seeds with cow sinew on leather bands; L. 50 cm.; w. at center 2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seed necklace, accession number 5-6051, described as Warrior's collar; Leleshua seeds with cow sinew on leather bands; L. 50 cm.; w. at center 2 cm.

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