Accession No
2006.754
Description
Necklace of large beads with a rectangular metal pendant or amulet. 17 orange plastic beads of irregular shape, possibly bakelite imitations of amber, strung with metal spacer beads; rectangular pendant, possibly an adapted sword or knife fitting, decorated with applied strips of metal and a central circular element, possibly a coin. White and blue-green corrosion deposits on pendant.
Place
Africa; East Africa; ?Ethiopia Africa; ?Kenya
Period
Source
Phillipson, David Walter (Professor) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2006.754
Cultural Affliation
Somali
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Tin; Plastic
Local Term
Measurements
250mm
Events
Context (Display)
History of display indicated by wire, now removed.
Event Date
Author: Remke Velden
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Professor David Phillipson, Director of MAA 1981- 2006. Object given to him in either Kenya or Ethiopia in 1970s.
Event Date 1970
Author: Remke Velden
Description (Physical description)
Pseudo amber necklace with white metal amulet. Specifically worn by women.
Event Date 14/11/2016
Author: Remke Velden
Description (Physical description)
Necklace of large beads with a rectangular metal pendant or amulet. 17 orange plastic beads of irregular shape, possibly bakelite imitations of amber, strung with metal spacer beads; rectangular pendant, possibly an adapted sword or knife fitting, decorated with applied strips of metal and a central circular element, possibly a coin. White and blue-green corrosion deposits on pendant.
Event Date 21/2/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:273556
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