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Object Number
34-91-50/553
Display Title
Necklace of aromatic , medicinal root beads
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Sindago
Object Description
Necklace of aromatic root beads strung on thin, twisted fiber cord.
Peabody number is written on the 8th bead
Inventory Description
Necklace, root beads, tubular and/or cylindrical, w/ knot holes, veg fiber stri
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamite
- Tereki
- Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
/
Western Province
/
Kakamega
/
Kaimosi
Additional Geographic Terms
Kaimosi; Kakamega
Materials
Root, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 71 x 1.5 x 1 cm (27 15/16 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-91-50/553
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge
(1933-34 - 1934)
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