Accession No

1927.331 D


Description

One of three gold earrings. Crescent shaped piece of sheet metal; decorated with twisted wires, granulation, spirals and discs; hook and eye fitting at the top decorated with granulation and two openwork wire beads; red pigment on surface.


Place

Africa; East Africa; Kenya; Lamu


Period


Source

?Hollis, Alfred Claud [field collector]; Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [bequeather]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1927.331 D


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Gold; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements

13mm x 24mm


Events

Context (Display)
Display label found in a bag labelled 1927.331 A-C: 'Lamu / Arab influence'
On the reverse: 'Dolls representing women at various stages of life. Worn'

[This display label seems to have been reused as the information on front and back do not appear to be related. Since 1927.331 A-E originally shared a single record but the bag is labelled A-C, it is unclear which of the five objects were actually displayed.]
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card stamped: 'Ridgeway bequest'
Event Date 1927
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1927.331 A-E: 'A-D four earings of gold, almost certainly from Lamu. And E a gold chain. These were with gold ear plug 1927.330'
Event Date 1927
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
One of three gold earrings. Crescent shaped piece of sheet metal; decorated with twisted wires, granulation, spirals and discs; hook and eye fitting at the top decorated with granulation and two openwork wire beads; red pigment on surface.
Event Date 18/3/2022
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:296004

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