Accession No
1927.345 B
Description
Necklace of cloves, seeds and beads strung on cotton thread. Multi-strand sections of clove heads alternating with beads made from clay or paste; clay beads are in groups of three, one annular bead either side of a long barrel bead; at the top of the necklace are clay beads covered with clove hypanthiums, small loops of seeds and sections of wood.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Pemba Island
Period
Source
Matola, Leslie [field collector]; Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1927.345 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Seed; Clove; Plant; Fibre; Wood; ?Clay; ?Paste
Local Term
Measurements
450mm
Events
Context (Display)
Display label found with necklaces 1927.345 A-B: 'Clove necklaces from Pemba Island. East Africa.'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1927.345 A-B: 'Two necklaces made of cloves.'
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Necklace of cloves, seeds and beads strung on cotton thread. Multi-strand sections of clove heads alternating with beads made from clay or paste; clay beads are in groups of three, one annular bead either side of a long barrel bead; at the top of the necklace are clay beads covered with clove hypanthiums, small loops of seeds and sections of wood.
Event Date 5/4/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:296097
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