Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Tuskers Pair Of Earrings, 1993

  Each earring an incised dark yellow disk with a black elephant head in profile within a black band with “Tusker” written in white above and below;suspended from shaped wire with…

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  Tuskers Pair Of Earrings, 1974

  Each earing a slightly flattened bottlecap showing a black elephant head in profile within a white circular band with “Tusker” above and below, all on a yellow ground; suspended from…

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  Necklace (Kenya), 1960–70

  String of red beads, with metal chains and East Africa one cent coins suspended at regular intervals through holes in their centers.

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  Elder’s necklace with shells Necklace, 1900–1972

  Three flat shell disks fastened together by leather strap with yellow and white beaded ornament; this suspended from narrow leather strap covered with beadwork in predominantly blue, red, and white.

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  Wire lip plug Lip Plug, ca. 1900–73

  Curved band of inter-woven copper and brass wires with red glass bead at bottom, flat disk-like terminal at top.

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  Lip Plug (Kenya), 1900–1973

  Flattened ivory sphere (a) with hole drilled out at one end; wooden keeper (b) with long post and flattened sperical head, fits into hole in ivory disk.

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  Nose Leaf Nose Leaf, ca. 1970

  Flat broad leaf shape with central spine and hook at top edge.

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  Apron (Kenya), ca. 1940

  Rectangular panel of beadwork, predominantly red, green, blue, white; row of metal chain links bottom edge; fiber ties.

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  Belt (Kenya), ca. 1973

  Wide beaded band with blue, green, yellow, red geometrical pattern on white background; row of metal coins attached at lower edge by strings of white beads; 3-button closing.

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  Dikdik Belt Belt, ca. 1968

  Made from bone segments strung together on leather with two rows of red and blue bead spacers; red, blue and green beaded tie ends.