Grass necklace

Museum number:
5-6052
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006052
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Warrior's necklace; two sections sweet-scented grass bound with cow sinew; L. 56 cm.
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Tanganyika; Olduvai Gorge; Masai
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Grass necklace, accession number 5-6052, described as Warrior's necklace; two sections sweet-scented grass bound with cow sinew; L. 56 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Grass necklace, accession number 5-6052, described as Warrior's necklace; two sections sweet-scented grass bound with cow sinew; L. 56 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grass necklace, accession number 5-6052, described as Warrior's necklace; two sections sweet-scented grass bound with cow sinew; L. 56 cm.

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