Rope with metal rings., Kenya; Gob Esimgalgidele (village); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13680, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 20. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Camel sinew; metal and brass, camel slaughtered for tendon during special ceremony. Many strands twisted together in sections with metal and brass strips. Context of use: Rope is made by girls. Used for skirt decoration; worn always except during sleep; tied to back of skirt and worn hanging down over buttocks by any grown up girl prior to marriage. Description: Rope; fiber; coiled with alternating sections of coiled brass and metal strips. l 1.81M. Located in barrel. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #JC 20.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Esimgalgidele, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Gob Esimgalgidele (village); Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ropework (genre by technique) and Ropework (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama