Necklace
Date1973
Place madeMASAI TERRITORY, KENYA, AFRICA
Mediumsynthetic, organic
Dimensions30 3/8 × 10 3/4 in. (77.2 × 27.3 cm)
ClassificationsAdornment
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Patricia Sanders Barylski, A.1989.8.2
Object numberA.1989.8.2
DescriptionCowrie shells, synthetic beads stitched on cut, leather backing. Circular neckring with bib-like section below, ending in 5 free-hanging strands of beads. Black beads form background for setting of shells: 3 rows of shells across ring, 3 shells on bib, each strand ends with shell. Wire casing at neck.On View
Not on viewca 1986
20th century
ca. 1975
ca. 1975
20th century
Artist unrecorded