Necklace

Museum number:
5-13361
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013361
Alternate number:
31a
Accession number:
Acc.3332
Description:
Irii-ti lohomet (beads for neck)., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13361, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 31a. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Beads Context of use: Made by women for husbands or boyfriends- worn around neck or over ears and over chin. Warriors wear one necklace. Married men wear many. Description: Necklace-single strand alternating blue & orange beads- L-63.0 cm. W-0.25 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Dogo, Marsabit, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Collector:
Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection date:
Summer, 1977
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Necklace, accession number 5-13361, described as Irii-ti lohomet (beads for neck)., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13361, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 31a. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Beads Context of use: Made by women for husbands or boyfriends- worn around neck or over ears and over chin. Warriors wear one necklace. Married men wear many. Description: Necklace-single strand alternating blue & orange beads- L-63.0 cm. W-0.25 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Necklace, accession number 5-13361, described as Irii-ti lohomet (beads for neck)., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13361, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 31a. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Beads Context of use: Made by women for husbands or boyfriends- worn around neck or over ears and over chin. Warriors wear one necklace. Married men wear many. Description: Necklace-single strand alternating blue & orange beads- L-63.0 cm. W-0.25 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-13361, described as Irii-ti lohomet (beads for neck)., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13361, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 31a. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Beads Context of use: Made by women for husbands or boyfriends- worn around neck or over ears and over chin. Warriors wear one necklace. Married men wear many. Description: Necklace-single strand alternating blue & orange beads- L-63.0 cm. W-0.25 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.

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