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Object Number
973-16-50/11515
Display Title
Small cape, decorated with trade beads and metal beads, and lengths of fine chai
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
kashi
Object Description
Small cape, decorated with trade beads and metal beads, and lengths of fine chain. Leather band decorated with cowrie beads, knife sheath and decorated horn container attached.
Inventory Description
Unclassified clothing, fur, glass beads, hair, metal tubes\bullets, horn contain
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Dimensions
Overall: 81.8 x 34.6 x 1 cm (32 3/16 x 13 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-16-50/11515
Provenance
Donor
Robert G. Gardner
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