H x W x D: 27.6 x 17.8 x 1.9 cm (10 7/8 x 7 x 3/4 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Baringo District, Kenya
Date:
Late 20th century
Label Text:
This necklace was collected directly from a group of the pastoral Pokot people in 1978, at the Chemolingot Bore Hole, near Marigat in the Baringo district of northwestern Kenya. The occasion was a field expedition under the direction of ethnographer E. Jean Brown. While bead necklaces are made by women for use by both men and women, the shell on this necklace indicates that it was to be worn only by men.
Description:
Necklace composed of a fragment of conus shell hung as a pendant from wire-strung glass beads of predominantly black glass alternating with green and blue. Half of the necklace is doubled to create a double strand at the back.
Provenance:
Norman and Mary Michie, Madison, Wisconsin, collected Baringo District, Kenya, 1978 to 1981
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