Bead

Museum number:

5-1379

Permalink:

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Alternate number:

part of 105 (lot number - see accession file)

Accession number:

Acc.1090

Description:

Ostrich egg shell bead

Donor:

University of California African Expedition

Collection place:

Turkana District, Kenya

Verbatim coll. place:

30 mi. from Lodivar on Lokitaung Rd. (i.e., ca. 18 mi. NW of Lodivar)

Collector:

University of California African Expedition

Collection date:

1947-1948

Materials:

Ostrich eggshell

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Beads (pierced objects)

Accession date:

1952

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)

Loans:

S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023) and S2023-2024 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lisa Maher (February 7, 2025–unknown)

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