Seed necklace

Museum number:
5-6050
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Warrior's necklace; Leleshua seeds strung on thin twisted leather; L. 71 cm. Field note: "String made of sinew, thin leather and leleshua seeds.
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 5-6050, described as Warrior's necklace; Leleshua seeds strung on thin twisted leather; L. 71 cm. Field note: "String made of sinew, thin leather and leleshua seeds.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seed necklace, accession number 5-6050, described as Warrior's necklace; Leleshua seeds strung on thin twisted leather; L. 71 cm. Field note: "String made of sinew, thin leather and leleshua seeds.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seed necklace, accession number 5-6050, described as Warrior's necklace; Leleshua seeds strung on thin twisted leather; L. 71 cm. Field note: "String made of sinew, thin leather and leleshua seeds.

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