Bracelet

Museum number:
5-5978
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2220
Description:
Bracelet; elephant hair; 3 strands meet at 2 wrapped knots; 6 strands between knots; dia. 6.8 cm.
Donor:
Arthur Storhaugh and Mrs. Arthur Storhaugh
Collection place:
Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa; Kenya; Masai; Wakamba
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Collector:
Arthur Storhaugh
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-5978, described as Bracelet; elephant hair; 3 strands meet at 2 wrapped knots; 6 strands between knots; dia. 6.8 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-5978, described as Bracelet; elephant hair; 3 strands meet at 2 wrapped knots; 6 strands between knots; dia. 6.8 cm.

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