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Object Number
2016.14.53
Display Title
Giraffe hair necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Giraffe hair necklace, 60 hairs wide, with four large, white, ovoid beads
Inventory Description
Necklace, ring of multiple strands of giraffe hair, secured with four wrapped hair fasteners, four white plastic beads
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1962-1964 or earlier
Culture
- Bahima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Ankole Kingdom
Materials
Giraffe hair , Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 4 × 16 × 0.7 cm (1 9/16 × 6 5/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2016.14.53
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Hopkins
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins
(1962-1964)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins
(6/30/2016)
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