Red beaded necklace

Museum number:
5-13146
Permalink:
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Description:
Banyor., Kenya, Mangai, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13146, acc no. 3174. File code: 2.2 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: String made from store bought cotton thread and beads. Context of use: Made by women for little girls. Description: Necklace, child's- 3 strings on small red beads joined together at center by 4 green and 2 blue larger beads. L. 14 cm.
Collection place:
Mangai, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya, Mangai, Boni
Culture or time period:
Aweer people
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Collection date:
August, 1975
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 Red beaded necklace, accession number 5-13146, described as Banyor., Kenya, Mangai, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13146, acc no. 3174. File code: 2.2 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: String made from store bought cotton thread and beads. Context of use: Made by women for little girls. Description: Necklace, child's- 3 strings on small red beads joined together at center by 4 green and 2 blue larger beads. L. 14 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Red beaded necklace, accession number 5-13146, described as Banyor., Kenya, Mangai, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13146, acc no. 3174. File code: 2.2 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: String made from store bought cotton thread and beads. Context of use: Made by women for little girls. Description: Necklace, child's- 3 strings on small red beads joined together at center by 4 green and 2 blue larger beads. L. 14 cm.

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