Finger ring

Museum number:
5-13353
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3332
Description:
Finger ring (Re-nki-far); old ivory, slightly oval shape with long, narrow vertical projection. Length: 7.0 cm; width: 3.0 cm.
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
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rings (finger jewelry)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Context of use:
Worn by married men or warriors who have killed enemy. Worn on fourth finger of right hand. Made by men.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Finger ring, accession number 5-13353, described as Finger ring (Re-nki-far); old ivory, slightly oval shape with long, narrow vertical projection. Length: 7.0 cm; width: 3.0 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Finger ring, accession number 5-13353, described as Finger ring (Re-nki-far); old ivory, slightly oval shape with long, narrow vertical projection. Length: 7.0 cm; width: 3.0 cm.

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