Necklace

Museum number:
5-6789
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006789
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Necklace; 2 strands; perforated discs of ostrich egg shell string on twisted fiber; covered with black mastic substance; l. 29.5 cm. "Kaabele" native name
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21)
Culture or time period:
Karamojong
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-6789, described as Necklace; 2 strands; perforated discs of ostrich egg shell string on twisted fiber; covered with black mastic substance; l. 29.5 cm. "Kaabele" native name
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-6789, described as Necklace; 2 strands; perforated discs of ostrich egg shell string on twisted fiber; covered with black mastic substance; l. 29.5 cm. "Kaabele" native name

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