Wooden beads on leather strand

Museum number:
5-13408
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013408
Alternate number:
52
Accession number:
Acc.3332
Description:
Mal-Mal., Kenya, Gob Ore, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13408, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 52. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Ivory strung on sheek skin or bark from Ehele shrubs. Context of use: Worn by women- is tied to the Oko at the shoulder. Worn during special ceremonies like Soreo and Almado. Description: Pendants, ivory; 5 blackened narrow, pointed pieces of ivory on bark string. L=9 cm. W=4 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Ore, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Gob Ore; Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Collector:
Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection date:
Summer, 1977
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden beads on leather strand, accession number 5-13408, described as Mal-Mal., Kenya, Gob Ore, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13408, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 52. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Ivory strung on sheek skin or bark from Ehele shrubs. Context of use: Worn by women- is tied to the Oko at the shoulder. Worn during special ceremonies like Soreo and Almado. Description: Pendants, ivory; 5 blackened narrow, pointed pieces of ivory on bark string. L=9 cm. W=4 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden beads on leather strand, accession number 5-13408, described as Mal-Mal., Kenya, Gob Ore, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13408, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 52. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Ivory strung on sheek skin or bark from Ehele shrubs. Context of use: Worn by women- is tied to the Oko at the shoulder. Worn during special ceremonies like Soreo and Almado. Description: Pendants, ivory; 5 blackened narrow, pointed pieces of ivory on bark string. L=9 cm. W=4 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.

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