Wire coil

Museum number:
5-6902
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
44 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Native name: Ndavu Wire coil; continuous loop of coiled brass wire; l. 77 cm. Worn by women around waist or diagonally from shoulder to waist during dances Made by men-blacksmiths Role in trade: wire is purchased from Indian traders
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wire coil, accession number 5-6902, described as Native name: Ndavu Wire coil; continuous loop of coiled brass wire; l. 77 cm. Worn by women around waist or diagonally from shoulder to waist during dances Made by men-blacksmiths Role in trade: wire is purchased from Indian tradersHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wire coil, accession number 5-6902, described as Native name: Ndavu Wire coil; continuous loop of coiled brass wire; l. 77 cm. Worn by women around waist or diagonally from shoulder to waist during dances Made by men-blacksmiths Role in trade: wire is purchased from Indian traders
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wire coil, accession number 5-6902, described as Native name: Ndavu Wire coil; continuous loop of coiled brass wire; l. 77 cm. Worn by women around waist or diagonally from shoulder to waist during dances Made by men-blacksmiths Role in trade: wire is purchased from Indian traders

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