Finger ring

Museum number:
5-13338
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013338
Alternate number:
JC50 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3332
Description:
Thick elephant ivory ring with flat top.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Ore, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Gob Ore; Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Collector:
Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection date:
Summer 1977
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rings (finger jewelry)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Production date:
ca. 1875
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Finger ring, accession number 5-13338, described as Thick elephant ivory ring with flat top.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Finger ring, accession number 5-13338, described as Thick elephant ivory ring with flat top.

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