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Object name(s):
necklace; necklace
Brief description:
A necklace consisting of round disc-shaped beads cut from ostrich eggshell. This object is not on display.
Collection:
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Associated people:
People's culture:
Maasai
Current location:
Not on display
Dimension:
whole length 390 mm
Dimension:
whole width 10 mm
Field collection place:
E
Field collection place:
Africa
Material:
shell
Material:
cotton
Object name:
necklace; necklace
Object number:
76/1960/7
Object production place:
Kenya
Object production place:
East Africa
Object production place:
Africa
Reproduction number:
76-1960-7.jpg
Responsible department/section:
World Cultures
Responsible department/section:
Personal ornament
Technique:
discs ground

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fb63bdd3-f406-3130-93a0-a94dd6460f1c

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fb63bdd3-f406-3130-93a0-a94dd6460f1c, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0

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