Headband

Museum number:
5-14234
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3650
Description:
Headband. "Slama'ng". Multi-colored, 6 strands of red, blue, and white glass beads (some of which are broken), thin leather bands placed at even intervals to hold strands together. Length 26 centimeters. Beading technique is called "hirit" (threading) "hutmo" (threading) "utut" (joining together). Worn by married women for decoration purposes.
Donor:
Jean Colvin and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mbulu District, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
Tanzania; Mbulu district; Murray village; Iraqw
Culture or time period:
Iraqw People
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headbands (headgear)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
August 1982
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 5-14234, described as Headband. "Slama'ng". Multi-colored, 6 strands of red, blue, and white glass beads (some of which are broken), thin leather bands placed at even intervals to hold strands together. Length 26 centimeters. Beading technique is called "hirit" (threading) "hutmo" (threading) "utut" (joining together). Worn by married women for decoration purposes.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 5-14234, described as Headband. "Slama'ng". Multi-colored, 6 strands of red, blue, and white glass beads (some of which are broken), thin leather bands placed at even intervals to hold strands together. Length 26 centimeters. Beading technique is called "hirit" (threading) "hutmo" (threading) "utut" (joining together). Worn by married women for decoration purposes.

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