Head band

Museum number:
5-6097
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Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Head band; 8 strands glass beads strung on fiber and attached by 3 bead-decorated leather cross pieces; two loope glass beads attached; dia. 18 cm.
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kenya
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headbands (headgear)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1984-1985 #19: Merritt College (November 7, 1984–April 22, 1985)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Head band, accession number 5-6097, described as Head band; 8 strands glass beads strung on fiber and attached by 3 bead-decorated leather cross pieces; two loope glass beads attached; dia. 18 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head band, accession number 5-6097, described as Head band; 8 strands glass beads strung on fiber and attached by 3 bead-decorated leather cross pieces; two loope glass beads attached; dia. 18 cm.

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