White bead necklace

Museum number:
5-13679
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013679
Accession number:
Acc.3433
Description:
TRII-TI-LOHUMET- "beads for the neck"., Kenya; Gob Khorr (village mission); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13679, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 13. File code: 2.2 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Beads strung on wire then twisted Context of use: Made by unmarried and married women; worn by unmarried and married women (15 yr+) worn around neck for decoration anytime. Description: Necklace; beaded on wire; all white with red diameter 22.5cm x 23.5cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #SED 13 (JC 31)
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Khorr, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Gob Khorr (village mission); Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bead necklaces and Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled White bead necklace, accession number 5-13679, described as TRII-TI-LOHUMET- "beads for the neck"., Kenya; Gob Khorr (village mission); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13679, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 13. File code: 2.2 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Beads strung on wire then twisted Context of use: Made by unmarried and married women; worn by unmarried and married women (15 yr+) worn around neck for decoration anytime. Description: Necklace; beaded on wire; all white with red diameter 22.5cm x 23.5cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #SED 13 (JC 31)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled White bead necklace, accession number 5-13679, described as TRII-TI-LOHUMET- "beads for the neck"., Kenya; Gob Khorr (village mission); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13679, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 13. File code: 2.2 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Beads strung on wire then twisted Context of use: Made by unmarried and married women; worn by unmarried and married women (15 yr+) worn around neck for decoration anytime. Description: Necklace; beaded on wire; all white with red diameter 22.5cm x 23.5cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #SED 13 (JC 31)

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