Necklace

Museum number:
5-15457
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015457
Accession number:
Acc.4477
Description:
Necklace ("gulanyend"). Round brass beads strung on cowhide. Ends joined by flattened piece of scrap aluminum. Length 28.0 centimeters, diameter of beads 0.5 centimeters. From Africa, Tanzania, Balangdalelu; Datoga, Barabaig; Shina. Context of use: personal adornment.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Balangdalolu, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Tanzania; Balangdalelu; Datoga; Barabaig; Shina
Culture or time period:
Barabaig
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Collection date:
August, 1988
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-15457, described as Necklace ("gulanyend"). Round brass beads strung on cowhide. Ends joined by flattened piece of scrap aluminum. Length 28.0 centimeters, diameter of beads 0.5 centimeters. From Africa, Tanzania, Balangdalelu; Datoga, Barabaig; Shina. Context of use: personal adornment.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-15457, described as Necklace ("gulanyend"). Round brass beads strung on cowhide. Ends joined by flattened piece of scrap aluminum. Length 28.0 centimeters, diameter of beads 0.5 centimeters. From Africa, Tanzania, Balangdalelu; Datoga, Barabaig; Shina. Context of use: personal adornment.

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